Statin treatment has been associated with necrotizing autoimmune myopathy and has been linked to myasthenia gravis. We present an unprecedented clinical challenge with both disorders occurring in a patient treated with statins few months earlier.

Statin-associated necrotizing autoimmune myopathy with concurrent myasthenia gravis

Bertolasi, Laura;Monaco, Salvatore
2021-01-01

Abstract

Statin treatment has been associated with necrotizing autoimmune myopathy and has been linked to myasthenia gravis. We present an unprecedented clinical challenge with both disorders occurring in a patient treated with statins few months earlier.
2021
autoimmune disease
myasthenia gravis
necrotizing autoimmune myopathy
statins
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