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Necrotizing myopathy: Clinicoserologic associations.
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PMID:  22246873     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Introduction: Necrotizing myopathy (NM) is distinguished from idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) by dominance of myofiber necrosis, lack of mononuclear inflammatory infiltrates, and presence of antibodies to signal recognition particle (SRP). Methods: The clinical features of 64 cases of NM were determined. Measurement of autoantibodies was undertaken on stored sera from 23 patients with NM. The incidence of malignancy was determined from the South Australian Cancer Registry. Results: NM patients showed male predominance (61%), more frequent myalgias, and higher creatine kinase (CK) levels compared with IIM patients. Patients with NM had a high incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (21%), hypertension (11 of 17, 65%), and diabetes mellitus (3 of 13, 23%). No patient had antibodies to SRP. NM patients showed no altered risk for malignancy compared with the South Australian population (P = 0.86). Conclusions: NM is associated with SLE, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. Comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular risk is indicated in NM, which raises the possibility of targeted interventions. Muscle Nerve, 2012.
Authors:
Elizabeth Ellis; Ju Ann Tan; Sue Lester; Graeme Tucker; Peter Blumbergs; Peter Roberts-Thomson; Vidya Limaye
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Muscle & nerve     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1097-4598     ISO Abbreviation:  Muscle Nerve     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803146     Medline TA:  Muscle Nerve     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  189-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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