Neuromuscular medicine specialist & Myopathologist at #MayoClinic, AANEM podcast editor, #FamilyFoodFun, Tweets are my own. Sorry for the typos.
Jan 7, 2021 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Since #COVID hit, we're hearing a lot about critical illness #myopathy (CIM). Follow this tweetorial that will cover the basic aspect of CIM. Photos below are from a patient with COVID-related CIM.
CIM is a syndrome rather than a distinct entity. It refers to patients who develop a myopathy while being critically ill. The classic characteristic histologic finding is that of "myosinolysis" or loss of myosin.