Myoglobinuric renal failure due to long-standing lovastatin therapy in a patient with pre-existing chronic renal insufficiency

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2059-2060

  Biesenbach, G ^a   Janko, O ^a   Stuby, U ^a   Zazgornik, J ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lovastatin; Renal failure; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MYOGLOBINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0029905767     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027097     Document Type: Article

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