Multiple organ toxicity from addition of erythromycin to long-term lovastatin therapy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 202-205

  Wong, Peter W K ^a,b   Dillard, Thomas A ^a,b   Kroenke, Kurt ^a,b  

^a Brooke Army Medical Center ^*

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEVINOLIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031822930     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199802000-00015     Document Type: Article

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