immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy

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Disease Overview

Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is a rare form of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized clinically by acute or subacute proximal muscle weakness, and histopathologically by myocyte necrosis and regeneration without significant inflammation.


Synonyms

  • IMNM
  • NAM
  • anti-HMG-CoA myopathy
  • anti-SRP myopathy
  • autoimmune necrotizing myositis
  • immune myopathy with myocyte necrosis
  • necrotizing autoimmune myopathyIMNM
  • NAM
  • anti-HMG-CoA myopathy
  • anti-SRP myopathy
  • autoimmune necrotizing myositis
  • immune myopathy with myocyte necrosis
  • necrotizing autoimmune myopathy