Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 2 Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • 3 Hospital Putrajaya
MyJurnal

Abstract

Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is considered a new subgroup of a rare autoimmune idiopathic inflam- matory myopathies. Classically, NAM presented with sub-acute onset of proximal muscle loss of power with raised creatinine kinase and characteristic muscle biopsy showing muscle necrosis and regeneration with little inflamma- tion. Statin use, connective tissue diseases, malignancy and HIV infection are the identified risk factors for NAM. The autoantibodies expected to be presented in NAM are anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) and anti-hydroxymethylgl- utaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibodies. In this article, we present three cases of NAM with different risk factors and autoantibodies which we believe to have impact on the clinical course and outcome of our patients