Association Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Immune-Mediated Myopathy in Patients Who Have Died

Aschman, Tom; Schneider, Julia; Greuel, Selina; Meinhardt, Jenny; Streit, Simon; Goebel, Hans-Hilmar; Büttnerova, Ivana; Elezkurtaj, Sefer; Scheibe, Franziska; Radke, Josefine; Meisel, Christian; Drosten, Christian; Radbruch, Helena; L. Heppner, Frank; M. Corman, Victor; Stenzel, Werner

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2004

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Association Between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Immune-Mediated Myopathy in Patients Who Have Died

Published in JAMA Neurology • Jun 11, 2021

Authors:

Tom Aschman

Julia Schneider

Selina Greuel

Abstract

Importance: Myalgia, increased levels of creatine kinase, and persistent muscle weakness have been reported in patients with COVID-19. Objective: To study skeletal muscle and myocardial inflammation in patients with COVID-19 who had died. Design, Setting, and Participants: This case-control autopsy ...

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Medicine

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myalgia

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