Diagnosaurus
Myopathy
Etiology
- Alcoholism
- Endocrine: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome
- Chronic hypokalemia
- Polymyositis
- Dermatomyositis
- HIV myopathy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Muscular dystrophy, eg, Duchenne, Becker, limb-girdle, facioscapulohumeral (FSH)
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Myotonia congenita
- Inclusion body myositis
- Mitochondrial myopathy
- Sarcoidosis
- Drugs: corticosteroids, statins, clofibrate, colchicine, chloroquine, zidovudine, emetine, aminocaproic acid, bretylium, penicillamine, drugs causing hypokalemia
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Myopathy." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114840/all/Myopathy.
Zeiger RFR. Myopathy. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114840/all/Myopathy. Accessed July 26, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Myopathy. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114840/all/Myopathy
Zeiger RFR. Myopathy [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 26]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114840/all/Myopathy.
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