Clinical Course, Myopathology and Challenge of Therapeutic Intervention in Pediatric Patients with Autoimmune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy

• Main Authors: Adela Della Marina (Author), Marc Pawlitzki (Author), Tobias Ruck (Author), Andreas van Baalen (Author), Nadine Vogt (Author), Bernd Schweiger (Author), Swantje Hertel (Author), Heike Kölbel (Author), Heinz Wiendl (Author), Corinna Preuße (Author), Andreas Roos (Author), Ulrike Schara-Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a rare form of inflammatory muscle disease which is even more rare in pediatric patients. To increase the knowledge of juvenile IMNM, we here present the clinical findings on long-term follow-up, myopathological changes, and therapeutic...