IVIg is a great treatment for anti-HMGCoA antibody necrotizing myopathy. However, traditional treatments like methotrexate, azathioprine, as well as rituximab can be tried. We published a paper on IVIG results on refractory HMGCR and SRP positive patients with excellent results. Kocoloski et al...
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at UPMC That's a good answer!
at Duke University Medical Center Thanks, Dr. @Aggarwal for the response! I find IVI...
at University of Pittsburgh In case of NM with HMGCR my next line is Rituximab...
The longitudinal case-series published by Dr. @Rohit Aggarwal and his colleagues provided notable quantitative support for useful role of IVIG in immune-mediated necrotizing myositis (IMNM), including the subtypes typically associated with statin-exposures. These data are also echoed by other author...
That's a good answer!
Thanks, Dr. @Aggarwal for the response! I find IVI...
In case of NM with HMGCR my next line is Rituximab...