Case Report

Simvastatin-Induced Lupus Erythematosus

Authors: RAMAN KHOSLA MD, ABDUL N. BUTMAN MD, DONALD F. HAMMER MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We report the case of a 79-year-old man who had onset of fatigue, myalgia, and pleuritic chest pain 3 months after initiation of therapy with simvastatin. He had signs of pleuropericarditis due to simvastatin-induced lupus erythematosus. This should alert clinicians to this possible adverse effect of simvastatin and other statins.

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