Myositis   

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In patients presenting with likely statin-induced myopathy versus statin-induced autoimmune necrotizing myopathy - how do you approach the decision re...

How do you counsel young adults with antibody-negative necrotizing myopathy on prognosis, risk of recurrence, and long-term monitoring/treatment?

For example, in the setting of cirrhosis incidentally found on imaging.

Specifically, how do you treat the delayed headache, not the headache that develops during the infusion where pre-hydration and slowing down the rate ...

Myositis specific antibodies and pathology results often take weeks to result.  In which cases do you start therapy before the diagnosis is solid...

E.g., inflammatory polyarthritis or inflammatory myopathy with onset within 2 weeks of documented COVID infection

Cyclophosphamide/tacrolimus and Rituximab have been used in conjunction with steroids in case series.


Papers discussed in this category


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Lancet Rheumatol, 2021 Apr 06

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Scand J Rheumatol, 2018 May 18

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Ann Rheum Dis, 2017 Dec

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