Statin-induced focal myositis of the upper extremity. A report of two cases

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-260

  Wagner, M ^a   Muhldorfer Fodor M ^a   Prommersberger, K J ^a   Schmitt, R ^a  

^a Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effect; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myositis; Simvastatin; Statins

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; BEZAFIBRATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PREDNISOLONE; ROSUVASTATIN;

ADULT; ARM SWELLING; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIN INDUCED FOCAL MYOSITIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79953779612     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.031     Document Type: Article

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