A rare cause of proximal muscle weakness: immune necrotising myopathy
SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.63, no.3, pp.82-86, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
- Volume: 63 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1177/0036933018769821
- Journal Name: SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.82-86
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Immune-mediated necrotising myopathies are characterised clinically by the subacute onset of proximal limb weakness, accompanied by elevated creatinine kinase levels. They are distinguished from other myopathies by the absence of prominent infiltration of the muscle with inflammatory cells in the biopsies.