新出现的非典型临床病理表现 免疫媒介性死性肌肉病变 (IMNM)

Michael P Skolka1, Iago Pinal-Fernandez2, Andrew L Mammen2

  • 1Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

概括

免疫媒介性死性肌肉病变 (IMNM) 呈现出非典型的症状和病理,具有挑战性的诊断. 识别这些不同的表现是及时免疫治疗和改善这种可治疗的自身免疫疾病的结果的关键.

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