Case Report

Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Manifesting after Five Years of Statin Therapy

Table 1

Initial laboratory values.

LabValuesReference range

WBC7.7 k/µL3.5–11.0 k/µL
Hemoglobin14 g/dL11.5–15.5 g/dL
Hematocrit43.2%34.0%–45.0%
Platelets232 k/µL130–400 k/µL
Sodium144 mEq/L133–146 mEq/L
Potassium4.3 mEq/L3.5–5.4 mEq/L
Chloride105 mEq/L95–107 mEq/L
Bicarbonate24 mEq/L19–31 mEq/L
BUN12 mg/dL6–20 mg/dL
Creatinine0.37 mg/dL0.6–1.3 mg/dL
AST78 U/L9–40 U/L
ALT122 U/L5–40 U/L
ALP84 U/L40–133 U/L
CK3164 U/L28–176 U/L
CKMB110.0 ng/mL≤4.3 ng/mL

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CK, creatine kinase; CKMB, creatine kinase-myocardial band; WBC, white blood cells.