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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2023; 11(15): 3552-3559
Published online May 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i15.3552
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy: Report of two cases
Bi-Hong Chen, Xue-Min Zhu, Lei Xie, Huai-Qiang Hu
Bi-Hong Chen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong Province, China
Xue-Min Zhu, Lei Xie, School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong Province, China
Huai-Qiang Hu, Department of Neurology, The 960th Hospital of People′s Liberation Army, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Chen BH collected and sorted out the cases, reviewed the literature, and wrote the manuscript; Xie L and Zhu XM reviewed the literature; Hu HQ reviewed and revised the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Huai-Qiang Hu, PhD, Doctor, Department of Neurology, The 960th Hospital of People′s Liberation Army, No. 25 Normal Road, Tianqiao District, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China. huhuaiqiang@126.com
Received: October 31, 2022
Peer-review started: October 31, 2022
First decision: February 14, 2023
Revised: February 25, 2023
Accepted: April 24, 2023
Article in press: April 24, 2023
Published online: May 26, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This paper describes two patients with different types of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, and compares the clinical features, imaging features, muscle pathology, and treatment of the two types in the discussion section, with an aim to further improve clinicians' understanding of the disease.