Statin-Induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment Approach.

The widespread use of statins for cardiovascular diseases has unveiled a new subset of inflammatory myopathy, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). We describe below an unusual case of anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) myopathy. A 64-year-old male individual with type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease presented with progressive proximal muscle weakness and pain for 3 months.

Diagnosis and management of metabolic dysfunction- associated steatotic liver disease in South Asians- A clinical review.

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously termed as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic manifestation of obesity and metabolic syndrome. It is mainly caused by insulin resistance. With the increased risk of visceral obesity in South Asians, the prevalence of MASLD is on the rise.