Metabolic myopathies
Any patient presenting with proximal weakness should be carefully screened for any metabolic cause of a myopathy.
Possible causes of metabolic myopathy include:
- thyroid disease:
- hyperthyroidism
- hypothyroidism
- corticosteroid excess
- iatrogenic
- Cushing's disease
- Conn's syndrome
- biochemical abnormalities:
- hypokalaemia
- hyperkalaemia
- hypercalcaemia
- hypomagnesaemia
- abnormalities in energy producing metabolic pathways
- glycogen storage disorders
- diabetes mellitus
- multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIB
Related pages
- Metabolic myopathy in hypothyroidism
- Metabolic myopathy in thyrotoxicosis
- Metabolic myopathy with corticosteroids
- Metabolic myopathy in abnormal energy metabolism
- Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis
- Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis
- Conn's syndrome
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Glycogen storage diseases
- Diabetes mellitus
- MEN-IIb
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