Open Medicine (Sep 2024)

Anti-HMGCR myopathy mimicking facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

  • Braun Andreas Albert,
  • Atiya Monika,
  • Göhner Katja,
  • Hortobagyi Tibor,
  • Burkhardt Tobias,
  • Schreiner Bettina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-1033
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 1541 – 7

Abstract

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Statin use can lead to various muscle-related issues, including benign creatine kinase (CK) elevations, myalgias, toxic myopathies, rhabdomyolysis, and immune-mediated necrotizing myositis (IMNM), which primarily affects older males. IMNM presents with proximal muscle weakness, elevated CK levels, and specific antibodies.

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