Statin and fibrate associed myopathy: study of eight patients
Lipid-lowering drugs have been occasionally associated with neuromuscular symptoms and muscle biopsy changes. We reported the clinical course and the muscle biopsy in eight patients with hyperlipoproteinemia, treated with lipid -lowering drugs (statins/fibrates). Five patients had myalgias while; in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2004-06-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200013&tlng=en |