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A tough pill to swallow: Two cases of statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy manifesting as dysphagia and transaminitis [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 Although 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are well tolerated, a small subset of patients may develop autoimmune myopathy, classified as immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.
Hunza Chaudhry +5 more
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A Case Report of Statin-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Treatment Challenges
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2022 Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy is an immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy related to the use of statins. It is a very rare disease, which usually presents with proximal muscle weakness and frank elevation in creatine kinase levels ...
Anwar I. Joudeh +5 more
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Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Often Misdiagnosed Entity [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015 Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM) are recognized as a subgroup of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). IMNM are defined based on a combination of clinical presentation and laboratory studies, requiring a specific myopathological pattern ...
Joana Almeida Espírito Santo +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2021 Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, a new subgroup of inflammatory myopathies, usually begins with subacute onset of symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.
Sunha Park +3 more
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Statins and Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy [PDF]
Clinical Management Issues, 2018 Statins are a well-recognized cause of a variety of skeletal myopathic effects, which generally resolve when discontinuing the treatment. Among autoimmune manifestations associated with statins, there is immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM).
Mauro Turrin
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Severe Anti-HMG-CoAR Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy Secondary to Statin Use
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2022 Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy is an uncommon but debilitating disease that can be triggered by drugs, toxins, or cancer. It is similar to polymyositis in presentation but is differentiated by findings on muscle biopsy.
Priyanjali Pulipati +2 more
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Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2020 Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a rare form of idiopathic immune myopathy (IIM) that requires immunotherapies, including immunosuppressive medications, if severe.
Thomas C. Bolig +2 more
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy that is characterized by proximal muscle weakness, markedly elevated serum creatine kinase, myopathic electromyographic findings, and muscle biopsies revealing necrosis or ...
Dylan Matthew Salazar BS +5 more
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Two Cases of Statin-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: A Rare Side Effect of Statins
RheumatoStatins are effective drugs for lowering cholesterol and reducing cardiovascular risk. Rarely, they can trigger autoimmune myopathies like immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), associated with anti-HMGCR antibodies.
Luis Angel Montero Furelos +2 more
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Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy: Current Perspectives
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2020 Eleni Tiniakou Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence: Eleni TiniakouJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason Lord, Center Tower ...
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