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ArticleCureus2020

A Rapidly Progressive Case of Statin-induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy.

Sundus Ahmed, Violeta Capric, Muhammad Khan, Prabash Koneru

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sundus AhmedInternal Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Violeta CapricInternal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Muhammad KhanInternal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Prabash KoneruInternal Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USKings County Hospital Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Statins are one of the most commonly used medications to lower cholesterol and have been known to cause various side effects including myalgias, myopathies, and rhabdomyolysis. Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM), a subtype of inflammatory myopathy, is an exceedingly rare but severe side effect of statin use that manifests as progressive muscle weakness. We describe a rapidly progressive case of SINAM in a 66-year-old Haitian female who developed debilitating symptoms after one month of statin use. Despite aggressive treatment with steroids and immunosuppressants, she failed to regain muscle strength and functional status, and remains on therapy. Given the widespread use of statins, it is important for clinicians to be aware of this condition and its presenting symptoms in order to initiate prompt treatment.

Indexed as

anti-hmgcrmyopathyproximal muscle weaknessrheumatologystatinstatin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy

Identifiers

PMID32211257
PMCPMC7081733
OpenAlexW3005782523

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