Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica after reexposure to a statin: a case report

Ann Intern Med. 2014 Oct 21;161(8):614-5. doi: 10.7326/L14-5020-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atorvastatin
  • Female
  • Fluorobenzenes / adverse effects*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / chemically induced*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / pathology
  • Heptanoic Acids / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / chemically induced*
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / pathology
  • Pyrimidines / adverse effects*
  • Pyrroles / adverse effects
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Heptanoic Acids
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • Sulfonamides
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Atorvastatin