Rhabdomyolysis in a patient taking simvastatin after addition of cyclosporine therapy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 324-327

  Hong, R ^a   Sequeira, W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Rhabdomyolysis; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOCHROME P450; DILTIAZEM; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LANSOPRAZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MEVINOLIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIAMTERENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER MICROSOME METABOLISM; MYOBLAST; MYOPATHY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0034487218     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200012000-00005     Document Type: Article

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