Acute pancreatitis induced by fluvastatin therapy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 406-408

  Tysk, Curt ^a   Al Eryani, Adel Y ^a   Shawabkeh, Amin A ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Fluvastatin; Side effect

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BEZAFIBRATE; BISOPROLOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; HUMAN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INDOLES; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0036840969     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200211000-00010     Document Type: Article

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