13 December 2023: Articles
Unveiling the Rare Complication: Statin-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease, Adverse events of drug therapy, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Farheen Hussain Chowdhury ** , Olena Mahneva ** , Maniekha Maharaj B , Werther Marciales CDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941387
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941387
Figure 1. Statin-induced myositis - axial STIR images of the rectus femoris muscles of the mid-thighs (A-left, B-right) reveal heterogeneous hyper-intense signal affecting all compartments. Axial proton density with fat saturation reveals an abnormal area of increased signal intensity that corresponds to edema as indicated by white arrows. STIR, short T1 inversion recovery (magnetic resonance testing).