Korean Circ J.  2020 Aug;50(8):738-739. 10.4070/kcj.2019.0410.

Image of Statin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis

• Kim MC
• Ahn Y
• Cho KH
• Sim DS
• Hong YJ
• Kim JH
• Jeong MH

• KMID: 2505130
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2019.0410

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  Figure 1 Bone scintigraphy using Tc-99m hydroxymethane diphophonate revealed increased radioisotope uptake in both upper extremity and thigh muscles at blood pooling image.

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