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!Electromyogram
!Electromyogram
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| rowspan="3" |Medication-induced
| rowspan="3" |Medication−induced
|[[Corticosteroids]]<ref name="pmid24083177">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gupta A, Gupta Y |title=Glucocorticoid-induced myopathy: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Indian J Endocrinol Metab |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=913–6 |date=September 2013 |pmid=24083177 |pmc=3784879 |doi=10.4103/2230-8210.117215 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Corticosteroids]]<ref name="pmid24083177">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gupta A, Gupta Y |title=Glucocorticoid-induced myopathy: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Indian J Endocrinol Metab |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=913–6 |date=September 2013 |pmid=24083177 |pmc=3784879 |doi=10.4103/2230-8210.117215 |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Central obesity]]
* [[Central obesity]]
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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* N/A
* N/A
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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* [[Swelling]]
* [[Swelling]]
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|[[Cushing's disease]]<ref name="pmid25221399">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sharma V, Borah P, Basumatary LJ, Das M, Goswami M, Kayal AK |title=Myopathies of endocrine disorders: A prospective clinical and biochemical study |journal=Ann Indian Acad Neurol |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=298–302 |date=July 2014 |pmid=25221399 |pmc=4162016 |doi=10.4103/0972-2327.138505 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Cushing's disease]]<ref name="pmid25221399">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sharma V, Borah P, Basumatary LJ, Das M, Goswami M, Kayal AK |title=Myopathies of endocrine disorders: A prospective clinical and biochemical study |journal=Ann Indian Acad Neurol |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=298–302 |date=July 2014 |pmid=25221399 |pmc=4162016 |doi=10.4103/0972-2327.138505 |url=}}</ref>
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* 25 -45
* 25 −45
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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* Decreased libido
* [[Decreased libido]]
* Obesity/weight gain
* [[Obesity]]/[[weight gain]]
* [[Plethora]]
* [[Plethora]]
* Round face
* Round face
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* [[Hypertension]]
* [[Hypertension]]
* [[Ecchymoses]]
* [[Ecchymoses]]
* Lethargy, depression
* [[Lethargy]]
* [[Depression]]
* Dorsal fat pad
* Dorsal fat pad
* Abnormal glucose tolerance
* Abnormal glucose tolerance
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* [[Moon face]]
* [[Moon face]]
* [[Hypertension|HTN]]
* [[Hypertension|HTN]]
* Hyperpigmentation
* [[Hyperpigmentation]]
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* + [[ACTH|ACTH Stimulation test]]
* Positive [[ACTH stimulation test]]
* 24-hour urine [[cortisol]]
* 24-hour urine [[cortisol]]
* Low dose [[dexamethasone]]<nowiki/>suppression test
* Low dose [[Dexamethasone suppression test|dexamethasone <nowiki/>suppression test]]
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* Normal
* Normal
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|[[Adrenal insufficiency]]<ref name="pmid30656022">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ruff RL, Weissmann J |title=Endocrine myopathies |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=575–92 |date=August 1988 |pmid=3065602 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|[[Adrenal insufficiency]]<ref name="pmid30656022">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ruff RL, Weissmann J |title=Endocrine myopathies |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=575–92 |date=August 1988 |pmid=3065602 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* 30-50 years
* 30−50 years
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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* Signs of [[glucocorticoid]], [[mineralocorticoid]], and, androgen deficiency.
* Signs of [[glucocorticoid]], [[mineralocorticoid]], and, [[androgen]] deficiency
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* Signs of [[postural hypotension]]
* Signs of [[postural hypotension]]
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* [[Hyperpigmentation]] 
* [[Hyperpigmentation]] 


* Auricular-cartilage calcification 
* Auricular−cartilage calcification 


* [[Vitiligo]]
* [[Vitiligo]]
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* Electrolyte abnormalities
* [[Electrolyte abnormalities]]


* [[Hypoglycemia]] 
* [[Hypoglycemia]] 
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* Distal
* Distal
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Rhabdomyolysis
[[Rhabdomyolysis]]
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* [[Palpitations]]
* [[Palpitations]]
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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* H/o of [[weight loss]]  
* H/o of [[weight loss]]  
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* Sweating  
* [[Sweating]]
* Tremor'
* [[Tremor]]
* Swelling on neck examination
* Neck swelling
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* Decreased [[TSH]]
* Decreased [[TSH]]
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* Non specific
* Non specific
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* Myotonic
* [[Myotonic]]
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|[[Hypothyroidism]]<ref name="pmid6627693">{{cite journal |vauthors=Khaleeli AA, Griffith DG, Edwards RH |title=The clinical presentation of hypothyroid myopathy and its relationship to abnormalities in structure and function of skeletal muscle |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=365–76 |date=September 1983 |pmid=6627693 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|[[Hypothyroidism]]<ref name="pmid6627693">{{cite journal |vauthors=Khaleeli AA, Griffith DG, Edwards RH |title=The clinical presentation of hypothyroid myopathy and its relationship to abnormalities in structure and function of skeletal muscle |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=365–76 |date=September 1983 |pmid=6627693 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| colspan="2" |
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* Proximal
* Proximal
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>+ Rhabdomyolysis</nowiki>
| + [[Rhabdomyolysis MRI|Rhabdomyolysis]]
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*  Signs of [[hypothyroidism]]
*  Signs of [[hypothyroidism]]
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* H/o [[weight gain]]  
* H/o [[weight gain]]  
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* Myoedema 
* [[Myxedema|Myxoedema]] 
* Muscle pseudohypertrophy
* Muscle pseudohypertrophy
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* [[Cramps]]  
* [[Cramps]]  
* Sudden onset of pain  
* Sudden onset of [[pain]]
* Anterior thigh muscles are most commonly involved
* Anterior thigh [[muscles]] are most commonly involved
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* H/O long standing diabetes
* H/O long standing [[diabetes]]
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* Swelling  
* [[Swelling]]


* Tenderness
* [[Tenderness]]
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* Elevation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
* Elevated [[ESR]]
* Leukocytosis
* [[Leukocytosis]]
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* Normal
* Normal
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|[[Dermatomyositis]]<ref name="pmid1658649">{{cite journal| author=Dalakas MC| title=Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion-body myositis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1991 | volume= 325 | issue= 21 | pages= 1487-98 | pmid=1658649 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199111213252107 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1658649  }}</ref>
|[[Dermatomyositis]]<ref name="pmid1658649">{{cite journal| author=Dalakas MC| title=Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion-body myositis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1991 | volume= 325 | issue= 21 | pages= 1487-98 | pmid=1658649 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199111213252107 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1658649  }}</ref>
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* 40s-50s
* 40s−50s
* Can affect childreen  
* Can affect childreen  
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* [[Rash]]  
* [[Rash]]  
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* [[Cough]]   
* [[Cough]]   
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* Viral infections  
* [[Viral infections]]
* [[Cancer]]
* [[Cancer]]
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* Mechanic's hands  
* Mechanic's hands  
* [[Gottron's papules|Gottron's sign]] ( violaceous scaly eruption )   
* [[Gottron's papules|Gottron's sign]] ( violaceous scaly eruption )   
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* '''↑↑''' [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]
* '''↑↑''' [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]
* '''↑↑''' [[C-reactive protein|CRP]]
* '''↑↑''' [[C-reactive protein|CRP]]
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* Perimysial mononuclear infiltrate  
* Perimysial mononuclear infiltrate  
| rowspan="2" |
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* Myopathic  
* [[Myopathic]]
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|[[Polymyositis]]<ref name="pmid16586492">{{cite journal| author=Dalakas MC| title=Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion-body myositis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1991 | volume= 325 | issue= 21 | pages= 1487-98 | pmid=1658649 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199111213252107 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1658649  }}</ref>
|[[Polymyositis]]<ref name="pmid16586492">{{cite journal| author=Dalakas MC| title=Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion-body myositis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1991 | volume= 325 | issue= 21 | pages= 1487-98 | pmid=1658649 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199111213252107 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1658649  }}</ref>
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* Similar to [[dermatomyositis]] without [[mucous]] and [[skin]] involvement
* Similar to [[dermatomyositis]] without [[mucous]] and [[skin]] involvement
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* N/A
* N/A
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* '''↑↑''' [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]
* '''↑↑''' [[C-reactive protein|CRP]]
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* '''↑↑'''
* '''↑↑'''
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* Proximal
* Proximal
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Dysphagia]]
* [[Dysphagia]]
* Asymmetric weakness
* Asymmetric weakness
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* [[Retrovirus]] most common
* [[Retrovirus]] (most common)
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* N/A
* N/A
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* Antibodies to cytoplasmic 5'-nucleotidase
* Antibodies to cytoplasmic 5'−nucleotidase
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* '''↑↑'''
* '''↑↑'''
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* Inflammatory cells  
* [[Inflammatory cells]]
* Invading muscle cells,
* Invading [[muscle cells]]
* Vacuolar degeneration
* Vacuolar degeneration
* Inclusions or plaques  
* Inclusions or plaques  
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* Neurogenic
* [[Neurogenic]]
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|[[Fibromyalgia]]<ref name="pmid27803417">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ohara N, Katada S, Yamada T, Mezaki N, Suzuki H, Suzuki A, Hanyu O, Yoneoka Y, Kawachi I, Shimohata T, Kakita A, Nishizawa M, Sone H |title=Fibromyalgia in a Patient with Cushing's Disease Accompanied by Central Hypothyroidism |journal=Intern. Med. |volume=55 |issue=21 |pages=3185–3190 |date=2016 |pmid=27803417 |pmc=5140872 |doi=10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5926 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Fibromyalgia]]<ref name="pmid27803417">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ohara N, Katada S, Yamada T, Mezaki N, Suzuki H, Suzuki A, Hanyu O, Yoneoka Y, Kawachi I, Shimohata T, Kakita A, Nishizawa M, Sone H |title=Fibromyalgia in a Patient with Cushing's Disease Accompanied by Central Hypothyroidism |journal=Intern. Med. |volume=55 |issue=21 |pages=3185–3190 |date=2016 |pmid=27803417 |pmc=5140872 |doi=10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5926 |url=}}</ref>
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* 40-50s
* 40−50s
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* Generalized
* Generalized
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* [[Anxiety]] or depression features
* [[Anxiety]] or depression features
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* [[Muscle spasms]]  
* [[Muscle spasms]]  
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* History of depressive disorder
* History of [[depression]]
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* Tenderness in the soft tissue anatomical location  
* [[Tenderness]] in the soft tissue anatomical location  
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* Normal  
* Normal  
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* [[Weight loss]]  
* [[Weight loss]]  
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* History of joints stiffness which is worse in the morning  
* History of joints stiffness, worse in the morning  
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* Restricted shoulder motion  
* Restricted shoulder motion  
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* '''[[C-reactive protein|CRP]]'''  
* '''↑↑''' [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]
* '''[[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate|ESR]]'''
* '''↑↑''' [[C-reactive protein|CRP]]
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* Normal  
* Normal  
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* <13yrs
* <13yrs
| colspan="2" |Proximal
| colspan="2" |Proximal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Milder form of [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy|Duchenne]]
* Milder form of [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy|Duchenne]]
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* Growth delay
* [[Growth delay]]
* Age of onset of symptoms is much delayed than duchenne
* Age of onset of symptoms is much delayed than [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy|duchenne]]
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* +Grower sign
* Positive Grower sign
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* Decreased amount of [[dystrophin]].
* Decreased amount of [[dystrophin]].
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** Muscle replacement with fat and connective tissue
** Muscle replacement with fat and connective tissue
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* Myopathic
* [[Myopathic]]
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|[[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]]<ref name="pmid250370842">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flanigan KM |title=Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=671–88, viii |date=August 2014 |pmid=25037084 |doi=10.1016/j.ncl.2014.05.002 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]]<ref name="pmid250370842">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flanigan KM |title=Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=671–88, viii |date=August 2014 |pmid=25037084 |doi=10.1016/j.ncl.2014.05.002 |url=}}</ref>
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* <13 yrs
* <13 yrs
| colspan="2" | Proximal
| colspan="2" | Proximal
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* Calf psedohypertrophy
* Calf psedohypertrophy
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* Early onset
* Early onset
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* +Grower sign
* Positive Grower sign
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* Errors in the Xp21 gene.
* Errors in the Xp21 gene.
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* '''↑↑'''
* '''↑↑'''
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|[[Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy|Limb-girdle muscular]] dystrophies<ref name="pmid18769252">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guglieri M, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H |title=Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies |journal=Curr. Opin. Neurol. |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=576–84 |date=October 2008 |pmid=18769252 |doi=10.1097/WCO.0b013e32830efdc2 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy|Limb−girdle muscular]] dystrophies<ref name="pmid18769252">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guglieri M, Straub V, Bushby K, Lochmüller H |title=Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies |journal=Curr. Opin. Neurol. |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=576–84 |date=October 2008 |pmid=18769252 |doi=10.1097/WCO.0b013e32830efdc2 |url=}}</ref>
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* <15 yrs
* <15 yrs
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| colspan="2" |Proximal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Calf hypertrophy
* Calf hypertrophy
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* Respiratory muscle weakness
* Respiratory muscle weakness
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* Autosomal dominant
* [[Autosomal dominant]]
* Deterioration of ability to run/walk  
* Deterioration of ability to run/walk  
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*Muscle weakness is generally symmetric, 
*[[Muscle weakness]] is generally symmetric 
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* LMNA gene
* [[LMNA]] gene
* CAV3 gene
* CAV3 gene
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* '''↑↑'''
* '''↑↑'''
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* [[Myopathic]]
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* Myopathic
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|[[Myotonic dystrophy]]<ref name="pmid22995693">{{cite journal |vauthors=Udd B, Krahe R |title=The myotonic dystrophies: molecular, clinical, and therapeutic challenges |journal=Lancet Neurol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=891–905 |date=October 2012 |pmid=22995693 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70204-1 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Myotonic dystrophy]]<ref name="pmid22995693">{{cite journal |vauthors=Udd B, Krahe R |title=The myotonic dystrophies: molecular, clinical, and therapeutic challenges |journal=Lancet Neurol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=891–905 |date=October 2012 |pmid=22995693 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70204-1 |url=}}</ref>
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* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Myotonia]]
* [[Myotonia]]
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* Eyelid ptosis  
* Eyelid ptosis  
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* +Family history
* Positive family history
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* Muscles often contract and are unable to relax
* Muscles often contract and are unable to relax
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* Mutations in the DMPK gene
* Mutations in the [[DMPK]] gene
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* Myopathic
* [[Myopathic]]
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* Erythema Migrans
* Erythema Migrans
* Flu-like symptoms
* Flu−like symptoms
* [[Lyme arthritis]]
* [[Lyme arthritis]]
* [[Neurological]] manifestations
* [[Neurological]] manifestations
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* + Tick bite
* H/o tick bite
* Hiking/Tip
* Hiking trip
|
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* Target-like [[lesions]]
* Target−like [[lesions]]
* HSM
* HSM
|
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* +Serology
|
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* -
*
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* -
*
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* -
*
|-
|-
|[[Influenza]]<ref name="pmid6687269">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bove KE, Hilton PK, Partin J, Farrell MK |title=Morphology of acute myopathy associated with influenza B infection |journal=Pediatr Pathol |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=51–66 |date=1983 |pmid=6687269 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|[[Influenza]]<ref name="pmid6687269">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bove KE, Hilton PK, Partin J, Farrell MK |title=Morphology of acute myopathy associated with influenza B infection |journal=Pediatr Pathol |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=51–66 |date=1983 |pmid=6687269 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| +
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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| +
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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* '''↑↑'''
|
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* -
*
|
|
* -
*
|-
|-
|[[Polio]]<ref name="pmid15933355">{{cite journal |vauthors=Howard RS |title=Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome |journal=BMJ |volume=330 |issue=7503 |pages=1314–8 |date=June 2005 |pmid=15933355 |pmc=558211 |doi=10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1314 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Polio]]<ref name="pmid15933355">{{cite journal |vauthors=Howard RS |title=Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome |journal=BMJ |volume=330 |issue=7503 |pages=1314–8 |date=June 2005 |pmid=15933355 |pmc=558211 |doi=10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1314 |url=}}</ref>
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| colspan="2" |
* Proximal
* Proximal
| -
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Asymmetrical [[paralysis]]
* Asymmetrical [[paralysis]]
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* +Serology
* +Serology
|
|
* -
*
|
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* -
*
|
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* Neurological pattern
* Neurological pattern
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| colspan="2" |
* Negative
* Negative
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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| -
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Chancre]]
* [[Chancre]]
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* History of risk factors (MSM, unprotected sex, multiple sex partners)
* History of risk factors (MSM, unprotected sex, multiple sex partners)
|
|
* Non-tender [[chancre]] in primary syphilis.
* Non−tender [[chancre]] in primary syphilis.
* Followed by [[rash]]  
* Followed by [[rash]]  
* Generalized [[lymphadenopathy]] in secondary syphilis
* Generalized [[lymphadenopathy]] in secondary syphilis
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* VDRL
* VDRL
* RPR
* RPR
* [[FTA-ABS]]
* [[FTA-ABS|FTA−ABS]]
|
|
* -
*
|
|
* -
*
|
|
* -
*
|-
|-
|[[Pyomyositis]]<ref name="pmid15380499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Crum NF |title=Bacterial pyomyositis in the United States |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=117 |issue=6 |pages=420–8 |date=September 2004 |pmid=15380499 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.031 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Pyomyositis]]<ref name="pmid15380499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Crum NF |title=Bacterial pyomyositis in the United States |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=117 |issue=6 |pages=420–8 |date=September 2004 |pmid=15380499 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.031 |url=}}</ref>
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* [[Fever]]
* [[Fever]]
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* Elevated ESR
* Elevated ESR
|
|
* -
*
|
|
* -
*
|
|
* -
*
|-
|-
!
!
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* Proximal
* Proximal
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* [[Dysphagia]]
* [[Dysphagia]]
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* Proximal
* Proximal
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* [[Dysphagia]]
* [[Dysphagia]]
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|[[GBS]]<ref name="pmid23628447">{{cite journal |vauthors=van Doorn PA |title=Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) |journal=Presse Med |volume=42 |issue=6 Pt 2 |pages=e193–201 |date=June 2013 |pmid=23628447 |doi=10.1016/j.lpm.2013.02.328 |url=}}</ref>
|[[GBS]]<ref name="pmid23628447">{{cite journal |vauthors=van Doorn PA |title=Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) |journal=Presse Med |volume=42 |issue=6 Pt 2 |pages=e193–201 |date=June 2013 |pmid=23628447 |doi=10.1016/j.lpm.2013.02.328 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
* 18  -350
* 18  −350
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
* Proximal
* Proximal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* [[Ascending paralysis]]
* [[Ascending paralysis]]
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* Proximal
* Proximal
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* Ocular findings
* Ocular findings
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** Increased tone or stiffness
** Increased tone or stiffness
|
|
* Head CT ologo-clonal bands
* Head CT ologo−clonal bands
|
|
* Normal
* Normal
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|-
|-
!
!
! colspan="19" |Neuro-muscular
! colspan="19" |Neuro−muscular
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Botulism
| rowspan="3" |Botulism
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| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| -
|
|
|
* [[Double vision]]
* [[Double vision]]
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* Myopathic
* Myopathic
|-
|-
|[[Lambert-Eaton syndrome]]<ref name="pmid22094130">{{cite journal |vauthors=Titulaer MJ, Lang B, Verschuuren JJ |title=Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: from clinical characteristics to therapeutic strategies |journal=Lancet Neurol |volume=10 |issue=12 |pages=1098–107 |date=December 2011 |pmid=22094130 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70245-9 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Lambert-Eaton syndrome|Lambert−Eaton syndrome]]<ref name="pmid22094130">{{cite journal |vauthors=Titulaer MJ, Lang B, Verschuuren JJ |title=Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: from clinical characteristics to therapeutic strategies |journal=Lancet Neurol |volume=10 |issue=12 |pages=1098–107 |date=December 2011 |pmid=22094130 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70245-9 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
* Variable
* Variable
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
* Distal
* Distal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
| -
|
| +
| +
| +
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|
|
* Weakness of the bulbar muscles
* Weakness of the bulbar muscles
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* Weaknessa is often relieved temporarily after exertion or physical exercise.
* Weaknessa is often relieved temporarily after exertion or physical exercise.
|
|
* Antibodies against voltage-gated calcium channels 
* Antibodies against voltage−gated calcium channels 
|-
|-
|[[Myasthenia gravis]]<ref name="pmid23193443">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jayam Trouth A, Dabi A, Solieman N, Kurukumbi M, Kalyanam J |title=Myasthenia gravis: a review |journal=Autoimmune Dis |volume=2012 |issue= |pages=874680 |date=2012 |pmid=23193443 |pmc=3501798 |doi=10.1155/2012/874680 |url=}}</ref>
|[[Myasthenia gravis]]<ref name="pmid23193443">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jayam Trouth A, Dabi A, Solieman N, Kurukumbi M, Kalyanam J |title=Myasthenia gravis: a review |journal=Autoimmune Dis |volume=2012 |issue= |pages=874680 |date=2012 |pmid=23193443 |pmc=3501798 |doi=10.1155/2012/874680 |url=}}</ref>
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| colspan="2" |
* Proximal
* Proximal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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| -
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| +
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Ocular]]
* [[Ocular]]
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* Proximal
* Proximal
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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| -
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Autosomal recessive|AR]]
* [[Autosomal recessive|AR]]

Revision as of 17:02, 9 April 2018


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Flow chart

Approach to muscle weakness[1][2]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Objective Muscle weakness
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malignancy
Arthralgia
Anemia
Firbomyalgia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Generalized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Localized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Myasthenia gravis
Periodic paralysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asymmetric
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Symmetric
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerebrovascular accidents
Demyleinating disorders
Atrophy
Mononeuropathy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Specific pattern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Specific pattern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proximal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hereditary neuropathy
Muscular dystrophy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Myoapthy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Motor neuron disease
Peripheral neuropathy
 
 
 

Differentiating Various Muscle Weakness

Organ system Disease Symptoms History Physical

Examination

Diagnosis
Age of onset Muscle weakness Fever Myalgia Contractures Gait abnormality Neuropathy Atrophy Stiffness Myoglobinuria Other features Laboratory Findings Creatine Kinase Muscle Biopsy Electromyogram
Medication−induced Corticosteroids[3]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
+ +
  • Positive h/o medications
  • Facial and sphincter muscles are usually spared
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Statins[4]
  • 60+
  • Proximal
+ −/+(Rhabdomyolysis)
  • N/A
  • Positive h/o medications
  • H/o other medication use
  • ↑↑ Liver enzymes
  • ↑↑
  • Necrosis
  • Degeneration, and regeneration of fibers
  • Phagocytic infiltration
  • Normal
Alcohol[5]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
+ +/−
  • Monspecific and are normal in many patients
  • Normal or ↑↑
  • Normal
  • Normal
Endocrine
Endocrine Cushing's disease[6]
  • 25 −45
  • Proximal
+
  • N/A
  • Normal
  • Atrophy of type 2 muscle fibers, especially type 2B
Normal
Adrenal insufficiency[7]
  • 30−50 years
  • Proximal
+ +
  • Auricular−cartilage calcification 
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Hyperaldosteronism with myopathy[8]
  • 50
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+

Rhabdomyolysis

  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Hyperthyroidism[9]
  • 40
  • Proximal
+ + +
  • ↑↑
  • Non specific
Hypothyroidism[10]
  • >55
  • Proximal
+ + + + + Rhabdomyolysis
  • ↑↑
  • Nonspecific 
  • Normal
Diabetic infraction[11]
  • 45 
  • Proximal
+ + + +
  • Normal
  • Normal
Inflammatory / Rheumatologic
Inflammatory/ Rheumatologic Dermatomyositis[12]
  • 40s−50s
  • Can affect childreen
  • Proximal
+ + +
  • ↑↑
  • Perimysial mononuclear infiltrate
Polymyositis[13]
  • > 18 years
  • Proximal
+ + +
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • ↑↑
  • Endomysial mononuclear infiltrate
  • Patchy necrosis
Inclusion body myositis[14]
  • 50s
  • Proximal
  • Distal
  • N/A
  • Antibodies to cytoplasmic 5'−nucleotidase
  • ↑↑
Fibromyalgia[15]
  • 40−50s
  • Generalized
+
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Polymyalgia Rheumatica[16]
  • 50s
  • Diffuse
+ + +
  • History of joints stiffness, worse in the morning
  • Restricted shoulder motion
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Genetic
Genetic Becker muscular dystrophy[17]
  • <13yrs
Proximal + + +
  • Positive Grower sign
  • ↑↑
    • Muscle fibril degeneration, regeneration
    • Isolated fiber hypertrophy
    • Muscle replacement with fat and connective tissue
Duchenne muscular dystrophy[18]
  • <13 yrs
Proximal + + +
  • Calf psedohypertrophy
  • Early onset
  • Positive Grower sign
  • ↑↑
Limb−girdle muscular dystrophies[19]
  • <15 yrs
Proximal + + + +
  • Calf hypertrophy
  • LMNA gene
  • CAV3 gene
  • ↑↑
Myotonic dystrophy[20]
  • <18 years
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+ + +
  • Positive family history
  • Muscles often contract and are unable to relax
  • Mutations in the DMPK gene
Infectious
Infectious Lyme disease[21]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
+ + +/− +
  • H/o tick bite
  • Hiking trip
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • +Serology
Influenza[22]
  • Variable
  • Negative
+ + + +
  • Cold weather
  • H/o Ill contacts
  • Muscle weakness, tenderness, and swelling.
  • ↑↑ Liver enzymes
  • +PCR
  • ↑↑
Polio[23]
  • <5 yrs
  • Proximal
+ + +
  • History of skipped immunization.
  • Isolation from pharyngealsecretions, CSF
  • +Serology
  • Neurological pattern
Syphilis[24]
  • Variable
  • Negative
+ +
  • History of risk factors (MSM, unprotected sex, multiple sex partners)
Pyomyositis[25]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+ + +
    • Muscles are painful, swollen, tender, and indurated.
    • Depending on the site of involvement, it may mimic appendicitis (psoas muscle), septic arthritis of the hip (iliacus muscle), or epidural abscess (piriformis muscle).
  • Leukocytosis
  • Elevated ESR
Neurologic
Neurologic ALS[26]
  • >35
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+ + +
  • N/A
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Normal
  • Nonspecific findings of chronic denervation with reinnervation
  • Neuropathic
Stroke[27]
  • >65
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+ + +
  • Weakness of the involved arm
  • Head CT
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Neuropathic
GBS[28]
  • 18 −350
  • Proximal
+ +
  • Weakness of lower extremities followed by upper extremities
  • Cytologic albumin ratio
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Neuropathic
Multiple Sclerosis[29]
  • 30's
  • Proximal
  • Distal
+ +
  • Attacks or exacerbation
    • Localized weakness
    • Focal sensory disturbances
    • Hyper reactive reflexes
    • Increased tone or stiffness
  • Head CT ologo−clonal bands
  • Normal
  • N/A
  • Neuropathic
Neuro−muscular
Botulism Botulinum[30]
  • Variable
  • Distal
+ +
  • H/O food exposure
  • +Toxin
  • Normal
  • N/A
  • Myopathic
Lambert−Eaton syndrome[31]
  • Variable
  • Distal
+ + +
  • Weakness of the bulbar muscles
  • Ocular
  • Limb weakness
  • Weaknessa is often relieved temporarily after exertion or physical exercise.
  • Antibodies against voltage−gated calcium channels 
Myasthenia gravis[32]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
+ + +
  • Limb weakness
  • Isolated neck, limbs and respiratory weakness
  • Weakness often worsens with activity
Hereditary Glycogen storage disease[33]
  • Variable
  • Proximal
+
  • Elevated liver enzymes
  • ↑↑
  • Normal
  • Normal
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