Autoimmune myopathy due to statin treatment in an elderly woman

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 May;62(5):991-2. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12789.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Autoantibodies / immunology*
  • Autoimmunity / drug effects*
  • Biopsy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / chemically induced*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology
  • Dyslipidemias / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / immunology
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
  • Muscular Diseases / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors