title: [Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy].
abstract: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by symmetrical proximal muscle weakness. One of them is the subgroup of necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, which has recently been recognized as a separate entity. In addition to the typical symmetrical muscle weakness, it is characterized by very high creatine kinase levels, myopathic triad in the electromyography, and myocyte necrosis without significant inflammation. The paper aims to review this rare entity, which has to be diagnosed and treated quickly in every case.
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Belgyógyászati Klinika, Klinikai Immunológiai Tanszék Debrecen. bodoki.levente@gmail.com
authors.forename: Levente
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bodoki
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vincze
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hortobágyi
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Griger
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cseri
authors.forename: Lászlóné
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szőllősi
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dankó
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015551:Autoimmunity; D006801:Humans; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009336:Necrosis
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies