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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... That May Mimic Inflammatory ... Myopathy • Central ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #differential #causes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Critical Illness Myopathy ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... - Metabolic Myopathies ... toxoplasmosis - Inflammatory
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Dilatation Other Causes ... Megacolon • Inflammatory ... • Ischemic Myopathic ... Scleroderma • Familial Myopathy
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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I am weak": • Myopathy ... Drug/Toxin) • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
Myositis and Myopathies ... #Inflammatory ... #myopathies #Dermatomyositis ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... Statin-induced myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Myopathies - ... TerrierBen #Inflammatory ... #Myopathies #Idiopathic ... #Myopathy #Comparison
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory ... Myopathies: Commonly ... , drug-induced myopathies ... statins - probably caused ... ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Myoglobinuria DDX: • Inflammatory ... , toxic myopathy ... Statins → Inflammatory ... myopathies such ... : Inflammatory statin
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
etiologies related to inflammatory ... head and neck masses ... #differential #causes ... pearls #head #neck #masses ... #inflammatory #
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... load Drug-induced myopathy ... Gemcitabine Lupus Myopathy ... 5-15% of lupus myopathy ... #myopathy #differential