Hypothyroidism presenting as hypercholesterolaemia and simvastatin-induced myositis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-424

  Hung, Y T ^a   Yeung, V T F ^a  

^a Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension complications; Hypothyroidism; Lipids blood; M yositis chemically induced

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SIMVASTATIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYOSITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; SIMVASTATIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034478254     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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