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Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy: Current Perspectives
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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Anti-Signal Recognition Particle Myopathy in a Geriatric Patient
Anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) myopathy is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myositis that usually affects middle-age women, and is characterized by rapidly progressive proximal and symmetrical muscle weakness, elevated creatine kinase levels ...
Diana Marques Ferreira +4 more
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Background Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is characterized by proximal muscle weakness, elvated serum muscle enzyme levels, myopathic electromyography findings, and necrotic muscle fiber with few inflammatory cell infiltration in muscle ...
Jiali Li +5 more
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Signal Recognition Particle Myopathy With Cardiac Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy is a rare inflammatory myopathy characterized by progressive muscle weakness and potentially severe systemic complications.
Priya Sunkara +3 more
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Anti-HMG-CoA reductase myopathy, an undesirable evolution of statin induced myopathy: a case report
Statins are commonly used lipid lowering agents which play a pivotal role in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Often well tolerated, these HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) inhibitors can sometimes cause severe muscle weakness and elevated ...
Sunita Upreti +2 more
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an autoimmune disorder causing demyelination, leading to distal weakness, sensory loss, and autonomic dysfunction. Immune activation triggers macrophage‐mediated myelin damage and conduction failure.
Ayesha Khan +11 more
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Sarcoid Nodular Myopathy Presenting With Hypercalcemia: A Rare Presentation—Case Report
ABSTRACT An 18‐year‐old female patient with no past medical history presented with nonanginal chest pain 2 months after her delivery. She did not report any other symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, nausea, or vomiting. Her vital signs were stable. The only positive finding on physical examination was tenderness and edema, with a palpable lump on her ...
Vahideh Sadra +4 more
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Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: A Review for Clinicians
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a group of inflammatory myopathies showing necrotic and regenerating fibers without noteworthy inflammatory cell infiltration on pathology. The pathologic findings are different from those of dermatomyositis or sporadic inclusion body myositis.
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Dermatomyositis and Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathies: A Window on Autoimmunity and Cancer [PDF]
Autoimmune myopathies (myositides) are strongly associated with malignancy. The link between myositis and cancer, originally noticed by Bohan and Peter in their classification in 1975 (1), has been evidenced by large population-based cohort studies and a recent meta-analysis.
Audrey Aussy +3 more
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Objective This systematic review documents the current status of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use in patients with complications of rheumatologic diseases. Methods Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses 2020 guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of studies published from January 2019 to ...
Kari L. Falaas +3 more
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