The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are widely used as cholesterol lowering agents that have an acceptable safety profile. As a group, this class of drugs has been associated with few immunologic reactions. Simvastatin (Zocor) has been linked to three cases of drug-induced lupus-like syndrome. We report the case of an additional patient who developed pleurisy and arthralgia after he started taking this low-density lipoprotein and cholesterol-lowering agent.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-15746 |
Date | 01 January 2000 |
Creators | Ahmad, A., Fletcher, M. T., Roy, T. M. |
Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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