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Volume 2007, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0253-8253
  • EISSN: 2227-0426

Abstract

Lipid-lowering agents such as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (also known as statin drugs) are generally well tolerated. But a recognized side effect still can happen, We report a case of 47-year-old Iraqi male patient previously known hypothyroid, was not on replacement therapy, as he did not appear after his thyroid functions was checked came in with severe body pain for 10 months got worse in the last three months, started on lipostat (ten months ago) found to have myopathy as evident by high CPK which improved gradually clinically and biochemical after stopping lipostat.

© 2007 Yassin, Shaukat, Errayes, Saleh, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals.
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  • Article Type: Case Report
Keyword(s): myopathy and pravastatin

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