Initiation of the IIMPACT study follows promising Phase 1 results where Restem-L demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy and a significant reduction in steroid use within 6 months in Idiopathic ...

An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 47.5% of patients treated with glucocorticoids reported myopathy. Cumulative dosage, age, sex and weight were ...

Myopathies are a group of disorders that are characterized by a primary structural or functional impairment of the skeletal muscle. These diseases usually affect muscles without involving the nervous ...

Steroid myopathy, originally described by Cushing 8 in 1932, is a serious and debilitating complication of steroid therapy. The clinical presentation is most often insidious, although it can be acute, ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Steroid myopathy' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A 32-year-old woman wants to establish care and discuss her recent diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome. The patient was in her usual state of health until approximately 10 years ago when she experienced dry ...

Generalized MG should be suspected when clinicians see fluctuating, fatigable weakness ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Quadriceps-sparing myopathy is the name formerly used for the commonest clinical condition among a group of syndromes called the hereditary inclusion body myopathies (HIBM). They are characterized by ...

THE causes of potassium depletion 1 which may lead to myopathy include endogenous or exogenous adrenal hypercorticism, excessive gastrointestinal-fluid losses, kaliuretic agents, Fanconi syndrome 2 ...

Recently, Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, opened up about his daughters’ battle with a rare neuromuscular disorder called Nemaline Myopathy. This disorder affects skeletal muscles, leading to ...