Ljøstad U, Mygland Å. [Autoimmune myopathy associated with statin use].
TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 2016;
136:1360-2. [PMID:
27637055 DOI:
10.4045/tidsskr.16.0340]
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Abstract
It is well known that statins can have a toxic effect on musculature, but less widely known that they can also trigger progressive autoimmune myopathy. Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy is characterised by proximal muscle weakness, antibodies to 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) in serum, and necrosis without lymphocytic infiltration on muscle biopsy.
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