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

Chaisrimaneepan, Nattanicha; Thongpiya, Jerapas; Yingchoncharoen, Pitchaporn; Saowapa, Sakditad

Chaisrimaneepan, Nattanicha; Thongpiya, Jerapas; Yingchoncharoen, Pitchaporn; Saowapa, Sakditad.

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Chaisrimaneepan N; Department of Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Thongpiya J; Department of Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Yingchoncharoen P; Department of Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Saowapa S; Department of Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.

Clin Case Rep ; 12(3): e8563, 2024 Mar.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38435506

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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.

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antiHMGCR; atorvastatin; autoimmune; inflammatory myositis; statin

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