Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Often Misdiagnosed Entity

Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Often Misdiagnosed Entity

Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM) are recognized as a subgroup of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). IMNM are defined based on a combination of clinical presentation and laboratory studies, requiring a specific myopathological pattern on muscle biopsy for diagnosis. The authors de...

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Main Authors: Joana Almeida Espírito Santo, Rui Garcia, Benilde Barbosa, Olinda Rebelo, José Pereira de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2015-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Myopathy
Necrotizing myopathy
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/164

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