Statin-induced, immune-mediated injury with simultaneous targeting of skeletal muscle, skin and liver

Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;16(6):1719-1722. doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02652-9. Epub 2021 Feb 7.

Authors

Stefano Gitto^#¹, Claudia Campani^#¹, Sergio Generini¹, Francesco Liotta¹, Luca Messerini¹, Fabio Marra²

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento Di Medicina Sperimentale E Clinica, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
² Dipartimento Di Medicina Sperimentale E Clinica, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy. fabio.marra@unifi.it.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33550534
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-021-02652-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Liver / drug effects
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Myotoxicity / etiology*
Myotoxicity / physiopathology
Necrosis / etiology*
Necrosis / physiopathology
Skin Diseases / physiopathology

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors