Spontaneous compartment syndrome in association with simvastatin-induced myositis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 305-306

  Walker, J L ^a   Smith, George H ^a   Gaston, M S ^a   Robinson, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY STENT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FASCIOTOMY; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; MYOSITIS; ORTHOTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 43149121605     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.055848     Document Type: Article

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