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Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure secondary to the use of simvastatin in undiagnosed hypothyroidism

A 52-year-old Indian woman with underlying diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and undiagnosed hypothyroidism presented with generalized musculoskeletal pain and oliguria for three days. The patient was taking 80 mg of simvastatin (initiated 20 days before) after cardiac catheterization for an inferio...

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Main Author: Qari, F. A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847728/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368919
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.41287
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