Late onset necrotizing autoimmune myopathy 1 year after cessation of statin treatment

Acta Neurol Belg. 2019 Sep;119(3):487-489. doi: 10.1007/s13760-018-0985-x. Epub 2018 Jul 14.

Authors

Maryam Balke¹, Anna Brunn², Kristl G Claeys³, Gereon R Fink¹, Gilbert Wunderlich⁴

Affiliations

¹ Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinik Köln, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
² Institut für Neuropathologie, Universitätsklinik Köln, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
³ Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinik Köln, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 30008064
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-018-0985-x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Autoimmune Diseases / chemically induced*
Autoimmune Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors