A rare cause of proximal muscle weakness: immune necrotising myopathy

GÜVEN D. C., ERDEN A., KILIÇ L., ERDEM ÖZDAMAR S., KARADAĞ Ö.

SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.63, no.3, pp.82-86, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.