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An atorvastatin-induced positive anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy case.

Nattanicha ChaisrimaneepanJerapas ThongpiyaPitchaporn YingchoncharoenSakditad Saowapa
Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)
Statins can commonly cause myopathy. Most of the time, stopping the culprit drug should solve the problem. However, if the drug has been discontinued but muscle weakness continues to worsen, immune-mediated myopathy should be taken into consideration.
Keyphrases
  • late onset
  • muscular dystrophy
  • drug induced
  • cardiovascular disease
  • high glucose
  • skeletal muscle
  • early onset
  • diabetic rats
  • adverse drug
  • myasthenia gravis
  • oxidative stress