title: Simvastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: At a time of increasing use of simvastatin and other "statin" drugs for cholesterol lowering, we report a case of simvastatin-induced acute massive rhabdomyolysis with renal failure in a woman with primary biliary cirrhosis, occurring 2 years after starting the drug. The differential diagnosis is highlighted and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McNaughton
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mumford
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Warlow