Severe Thrombocytopenia Caused by Simvastatin in which Thrombocyte Recovery was Initiated after Severe Bacterial Infection

Authors: Yamada T.; Shinohara K.; Katsuki K.

Source: Clinical Drug Investigation, Volume 16, Number 2, 1 August 1998 , pp. 172-174(3)

Publisher: Adis International

Keywords: Simvastatin, adverse-reactions serious; Blood-dyscrasias, drug-induced; Elderly; HMG-CoA-reductase-inhibitors, adverse-reactions se; Thrombocytopenia, drug-induced; Bacterial-infections

Document Type: Case report

Affiliations: 1: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yamaguchi Prefecture Central Hospital, Hofu, Japan

Publication date: 1998-08-01

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