Delayed-onset Necrotizing Myositis following COVID-19 Infection

Sravani Lokineni; Mahta Mortezavi

doi:10.12890/2021_002461

Delayed-onset Necrotizing Myositis following COVID-19 Infection

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2021 Apr 20;8(4):002461. doi: 10.12890/2021_002461. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Sravani Lokineni¹, Mahta Mortezavi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY, USA.
² Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY, USA.

Abstract

As the numbers of cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the heterogeneity of its clinical manifestation continues to increase. Here, we describe a case of delayed-onset, biopsy-proven necrotizing myositis following infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Learning points: SARS-CoV-2 may be associated with late-onset necrotizing myositis, mimicking autoimmune inflammatory myositis.We need more studies to understand the underlying pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-induced myositis.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; necrotizing autoimmune myositis.