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3. Statin induced immune mediated necrotising myopathy: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Statins are a commonly used group of drugs which lowers low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels by competitively inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase. Though they are effective and safe, about 0.1% patients on statins can develop severe myonecrosis or immun...

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Autores principales: Banerjee, Siwalik, Dubey, Shirish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761404/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkz026.002