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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 C

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941387

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941387

Table 2. Complete blood counts. The CBC values were determined on different days of the patient’s hospitalization. The measurements were done throughout the first hospitalization (D1–10) and the second hospitalization (D12–13). WBC elevation starting on D2 may indicate reactive leukocytosis due to corticosteroid therapy.

TestD 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D 9D 10D 12D 13Normal range
WBC (cells/µl)8.5411.0112.6110.4112.2114.0311.7116.6414.0517.1514.5524.124.3–11.0 ×10
RBC (cells/µl)5.304.734.714.374.464.535.045.184.884.745.355.034.20–5.40 ×10
Hgb (g/dL)15.413.513.712.613.013.414.415.414.113.615.515.112–16
Hct (%)46.641.941.238.937.139.342.345.341.340.647.343.738–47
MCV (fL)87.988.687.589.083.286.883.987.584.685.788.486.982–100
MCH (pg)29.128.529.128.829.129.628.629.728.928.729.030.026–33
MCHC (g/dL)33.032.233.332.435.034.134.034.034.133.532.834.631–33
RDW-CV (%)13.713.613.814.113.914.314.215.014.714.415.515.011.5–14.5
Pl (platelets/µl)267231233217200240284299244268288274150–375 ×10
MPV (fL)10.810.710.910.311.110.210.310.310.610.110.110.38.6–11.7
NRBC%0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
NRBC# (cells/µl)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00 ×10
D1–10 – the days of the first hospitalization from the day of admission until the day of initial discharge; D12–13 – the days of the second hospital re-admission; CBC – complete blood count; WBC – white blood cells; RBC – red blood cells; Hgb – hemoglobin; Hct – hematocrit; MCV – mean corpuscular volume; MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC – mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW-CV – red cell distribution width; Pl – platelets; MPV – mean platelet volume; NRBC% – nucleated red blood cell percentage; NRBC# – nucleated red blood cell number.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923