Journal article
Antimalarials as a risk factor for elevated muscle enzymes in systemic lupus erythematosus
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between antimalarials (AM) and elevated muscle enzymes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
PATIENTSMETHODS: 325 lupus patients with abnormal creatine phosphokinase (CPK) for at least two consecutive clinic visits were enrolled; 54 patients on statins/fibrates (n = 43) and/or active myositis (n = 14) were excluded. The control group consisted of 1453 lupus patients with no CPK elevation during …
Authors
Tselios K; Gladman DD; Su J; Urowitz MB
Journal
Lupus, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 532–535
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
4 2016
DOI
10.1177/0961203315617845
ISSN
0961-2033