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Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy: an extremely rare adverse effect from statin use

Statins are widely prescribed medications to prevent cardiovascular events. While self-limited statin myopathy is relatively common, statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM) is extremely uncommon, with incidence of two cases per million per year. We present a case of SINAM after a deca...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Priyadarshani, Timilsina, Bidhya, Adhikari, Janak, Parajuli, Prem, Dhital, Rashmi, Tachamo, Niranjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6968631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1702272