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Case Reports
. 2009 Jun;60(6):489-93.
doi: 10.1007/s00105-008-1637-5.

[Simvastatin-induced dermatomyositis]

[Article in German]
A Rasch  1 , M Schimmer, C A Sander
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Case Reports

[Simvastatin-induced dermatomyositis]

[Article in German]
A Rasch et al. Hautarzt. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory autoimmune disease. The association between a lipid-lowering drug like pravastatin and the development of a musculocutaneous syndrome has been reported in single case reports only. We present the first report of a simvastatin induced dermatomyositis in a 71-year-old woman with positive Mi-2-Antibodies to point out this rare side effect of the increasingly prescribed statins. In future simvastatin should be considered as a possible trigger of dermatomyositis.

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