Colchicine and HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors induced myopathy-A case report

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1126-1127

  Torgovnick, Josh ^a   Sethi, Nitin ^a   Arsura, Edward ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Statin; Toxic myopathy

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GOUT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON REFLEX; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; COLCHICINE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33845199216     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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