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[Hepatitis associated with treatment with lovastatin. Presentation of 2 cases].

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Two women of 57 and 59 years of age, presented anicteric hepatitis at 9 months and 3 years, respectively, of the initiation of treatment with lovastatin (20 mg/day) for hypercholesterolemia. In both cases other causes of liver damage were excluded and the analytical alterations normalized within a few weeks following discontinuation of the medication.

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Two women of 57 and 59 years of age, presented anicteric hepatitis at 9 months and 3 years, respectively, of the initiation of treatment with lovastatin (20 mg/day) for hypercholesterolemia. In both cases other causes of liver damage were excluded and the analytical alterations normalized within a few weeks following discontinuation of the medication.

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LovastatinDiscontinuationMedicineHepatitisToxic hepatitisPresentation (obstetrics)PediatricsInternal medicine

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