Rhabdomyolysis induced by co-administration of fluvastatin and colchicine;Rabdomiolisi indotta da somministrazione contemporanea di fluvastatina e colchicina

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Cardiac Series

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-149

  Sarullo, Filippo M ^a   Americo, Luigi ^a   Di Franco, Antonino ^a   Di Pasquale, Pietro ^b  

^a Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Fluvastatin; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; COLCHICINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLUINDOSTATIN; FUROSEMIDE; INSULIN; NITRATE; STEROID; CREATINE KINASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; ARM PAIN; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLUID THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEDICAL HISTORY; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; STOMACH PAIN; KIDNEY FAILURE;

EID: 78149239391     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2010.264     Document Type: Article

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