Lovastatin-Induced Lupus Erythematosus
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 151 (8) , 1667-1668
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1991.00400080147030
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. (Arch Intern Med.1991;151:1667-1668)Keywords
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