DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN STATIN MYOTOXICITY AND INFLAMMATORY MYOSITIS – CASE PRESENTATION

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN STATIN MYOTOXICITY AND INFLAMMATORY MYOSITIS – CASE PRESENTATION

Inflammatory myopathies, include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis and necrotising myopathy, but their diagnosis requires a comprehensive differential, in order to optimise treatment and to have the best outcome. One of the most controversial diagnosis in this situation is drug...

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Main Authors: Andreea Daniela Tudorancea, Paulina Lucia Ciurea, Cristina Dorina Parvanescu, Sineta Cristina Firulescu, Catalin Bogdan, Elena Madalina Vintila, Roxana Mihaela Dumitrascu, Cristina Ene, Cristina Criveanu, Florentin Vreju Ananu, Stefan-Cristian Dinescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2018-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
inflammatory myopathies
statin induced myotoxicity
electromyography
myositis
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase antibodies
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_RHEUMATOLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_REUMATOLOGIE-2018-Nr.3/RJR_2018_3_Art-06.pdf

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