Lovastatin-induced lupus erythematosus - PubMed (original) (raw)
Case Reports
. 1991 Aug;151(8):1667-8.
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Case Reports
Lovastatin-induced lupus erythematosus
S Ahmad. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Aug.
Abstract
Two patients, a 64-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, developed a lupuslike syndrome due to lovastatin therapy, confirmed by signs, symptoms, and positive fluorescent antinuclear antibodies are herein published. The lovastatin-induced lupus was completely reversible on withdrawal of the agent.
Comment in
- Lupuslike syndrome associated with simvastatin.
Bannwarth B, Miremont G, Papapietro PM. Bannwarth B, et al. Arch Intern Med. 1992 May;152(5):1093. Arch Intern Med. 1992. PMID: 1510761 No abstract available.
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