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A Rapidly Debilitating Myopathy: A Rare Case of Statin-Induced Necrotizing Myositis

Statins are well tolerated in general but can be associated with myopathies. Statin-induced myopathies can range widely from mild myalgias to necrotizing autoimmune myopathies. We present a case of an 81-year-old man on statins for five years with no complications, who developed progressive muscle w...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Anam, Karam, Imad, Baker, Donica L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8352795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34405065
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16304