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.
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