Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy: Clinicopathologic study from a single tertiary care centre

Background: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of chronic, autoimmune disorders which include a new entity, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM). NAM lacks inflammation and presents with markedly elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels. It is associated with connective tis...

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Published in:	Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 62 - 67
Main Authors:	Ayesha, Sobiya, Meena, A, Vangala, Navatha, Rajasekhar, Liza, Kaul, Subhash, Borgahain, Rupam, Uppin, Megha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2018 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase Adenosine triphosphatase Antigens Arthritis Autoimmune diseases Biopsy Cardiovascular disease Care and treatment Coenzyme A Connective tissue diseases Coronary heart disease Corticosteroids Creatinine Degeneration Diagnosis Dosage and administration Dysphagia Electromyography Gangrene Health risk assessment Hypothyroidism Immunoglobulins Immunotherapy Inflammation Inflammatory diseases Lupus muscle biopsy Muscular diseases Musculoskeletal diseases Myopathy Myositis necrotizing myopathy Neurology Original Pathology Patients Phosphatase Reductase Scleroderma signal recognition particle antibodies Statins Thyroid gland Type 2 diabetes signal recognition particle antibodies 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase muscle biopsy necrotizing myopathy statins
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