Simvastatin-induced lupus erythematosus

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 873-874

  Khosla, Raman ^a,b   Butman, Abdul N ^a   Hammer, Donald F ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PREDNISONE; SIMVASTATIN; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031671643     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199809000-00016     Document Type: Article

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