AUTOIMMUNE MYOPATHIES: P.309 Immune mediated necrotising myopathy: a treatable condition missed in the Arab and African regions

Abstract

There has been no report of immune–mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) from Arab or African countries, including Egypt. To characterize IMNM cases identified in Egypt, clinical records of 18 IMNM cases diagnosed at Myo–Care Center, Cairo, Egypt (2–61 years, 12 females) were reviewed; neuromuscular assessment, CK level, EMG, MRI, muscle pathology, autoantibody testing and clinical course. No case had family history. All except 2 were previously diagnosed as muscular dystrophy at other medical institutes.