Statin-Induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy

Brent Gawey, BS; Manasi Tannu, MD MPH; Jeeyon Rim, MD; Laurence Sperling, MD; Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

Statin-Induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy

Brent Gawey, BS,
Manasi Tannu, MD MPH,
Jeeyon Rim, MD,
Laurence Sperling, MD,
Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS

Affiliations

Brent Gawey, BS: Department of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Address for correspondence: Mr. Brent Gawey, Emory University, 747 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312.
Manasi Tannu, MD MPH: Department of Hospital Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Jeeyon Rim, MD: Department of Hospital Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Laurence Sperling, MD: Department of Preventative Cardiology, Emory Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia
Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS: Divison of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 440 – 443

Abstract

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Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM) is an exceptionally rare yet devastating complication of statin therapy that can occur at any time after initiation. It should be considered in patients who develop proximal muscle weakness and marked elevated creatine phosphokinase while taking statin therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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