Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy

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.

Inflammatory myopathy

Chronic muscle inflammation accompanied by muscle weakness.


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PMID (PMCID)
27795789
(5072849)
 FEMALE Adult
Polymyositis anti-SRP antibodies and pregnancy about 2 cases.
Ousmane C, Makhtar BE, Fatoumata B, Massi GD, Lemine DS, Soda DM, Dieynaba SA, Anna B, Bouna SL, Moustapha N, Gallo DA, Mansour NM.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016;24:192.
Anti-SRP myopathy represents 4 to 6% of all the inflammatory myopathies.