Outcome predictors of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy-a retrospective, multicentre study.

Jeremy X WangMichael WilkinsonChristopher OldmeadowVidya LimayeGabor Attilla Major

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)

Early IVIG was associated with clinical improvement in the short-term follow-up in IMNM. Female sex, older age, initial oral prednisone dose and initial use of i.v. methylprednisolone were associated with better biochemical improvement.

Keyphrases

high dose
late onset
physical activity
middle aged
early onset
duchenne muscular dystrophy