Asymptomatic necrotizing myositis in a young male with progressive interstitial lung disease

Asymptomatic necrotizing myositis in a young male with progressive interstitial lung disease

Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is a rare inflammatory process characterized by bilateral proximal muscle weakness and elevated creatinine kinase levels. It is one of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It can be associated with anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) antibody which is comm...

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Main Authors: Samantha Baah, Matthew Gorgone, Daniel Lachant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy
Anti-SRP
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary hypertension
Myositis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000368

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