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The prediction of the development of diabetic myopathy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Background. The purpose was to determine the frequency, risk factors of the development of diabetic myopathy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1), and to create a mathematical model for predicting the formation of pathology.
O.Ye. Pashkova, N.I. Chudova
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A well-known side effect of statin therapy is myopathy. We report a case of statin induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, a rare variant of statin-induced myopathy. A 64-year-old gentleman on atorvastatin presented with muscle weakness.
Yehia Saleh +3 more
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GNE myopathy (Nonaka myopathy)
GNE myopathy (Nonaka myopathy) is a rare recessive muscular dystrophy associated with the GNE gene, which is involved in sialic acid synthesis. Typical onset is in the third decade of life with distal weakness of the arms and legs, gradually progressing ...
Galina E. Rudenskaya +2 more
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Acute myopathy secondary to oral steroid therapy in a 49-year-old man: a case report
Introduction Acute myopathy caused by oral corticosteroids is rare. We present a case of myopathy occurring after two doses of methylprednisolone. Typically, acute steroid myopathy occurs with therapy using intravenous corticosteroids at high doses ...
Larson Eric, Khan Muhammad A
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Inflammatory Myopathy as Early Manifestation of Gastric Cancer [PDF]
Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Ali Eishi Oskuie +2 more
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Myopathy in patients taking atorvastatin: A pilot study
Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of statin-induced myopathy. Subjects and Methods: A total of 200 patients aged ≥ 40 years and taking atorvastatin 10 mg/day or more for at least 2 weeks were recruited in the study.
K Manoj, N Jain, S V Madhu
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Weakness After an Intra-articular Steroid Injection: A Case Report of Acute Steroid-induced Myopathy
Introduction: Weakness is a common chief complaint in the emergency department, and the use of glucocorticoids is pervasive in medicine. Muscle weakness, or myopathy, is a well documented side effect of chronic glucocorticoid use. However, acute myopathy,
Matthew R. Jordan +2 more
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Endocrine myopathy: Case-based review
Endocrine myopathy means muscle weakness in the presence of an abnormal endocrine state. Most of the endocrine disorders are associated with myopathy and it is usually reversible with correction of the underlying disturbance, though, there is an ...
Babul Reddy Hanmayyagari +4 more
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Background Nemaline myopathies are congenital or acquired muscle disorders that typically present in childhood but can occasionally occur in adults with underlying malignant, infectious or autoimmune disorders.
Christina Vogel +3 more
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Testing of therapies in a novel nebulin nemaline myopathy model demonstrate a lack of efficacy
Nemaline myopathies are heterogeneous congenital muscle disorders causing skeletal muscle weakness and, in some cases, death soon after birth. Mutations in nebulin, encoding a large sarcomeric protein required for thin filament function, are responsible ...
Tamar E. Sztal +5 more
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