Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure associated with gemfibrozil therapy

Nephron

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 437-438

  Gorriz J L ^a   Sancho, A ^a   Lopez Marlin J M ^a   Alcoy, E ^a   Catalan C ^a   Pallarda L M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BICARBONATES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIURESIS; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; GEMFIBROZIL; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0029817859     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189355     Document Type: Article

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