Pravastatin-Associated Inflammatory Myopathy

To the Editor: It has been reported that lovastatin, a potent 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, can cause a toxic, noninflammatory myopathy. 1 , 2 We describe a 66-year-old woman treated for five months with pravastatin (10 mg per day), a HMG-CoA reductase inhibito...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 1992-08, Vol.327 (9), p.649-650
Hauptverfasser:	SCHALKE, BB, SCHMIDT, B, TOYKA, K, HARTUNG, HP
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Dermatomyositis - chemically induced Dermatomyositis - pathology Female General & Internal Medicine Humans Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Muscles - pathology Pravastatin - adverse effects Science & Technology
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