Simvastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis

At a time of increasing use of simvastatin and other "statin" drugs for cholesterol lowering, we report a case of simvastatin-induced acute massive rhabdomyolysis with renal failure in a woman with primary biliary cirrhosis, occurring 2 years after starting the drug. The differential diagn...

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Published inEuropean journal of neurology Vol. 1; no. 2; p. 175
Main Authors McNaughton, H, Mumford, C J, Warlow, C P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1994
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Summary:At a time of increasing use of simvastatin and other "statin" drugs for cholesterol lowering, we report a case of simvastatin-induced acute massive rhabdomyolysis with renal failure in a woman with primary biliary cirrhosis, occurring 2 years after starting the drug. The differential diagnosis is highlighted and the literature reviewed.
ISSN:1351-5101
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-1331.1994.tb00068.x