Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach.
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Smith, EC; El-Gharbawy, A; Koeberl, DD
Published in: Rheum Dis Clin North Am
May 2011
The rheumatologist is frequently called on to evaluate patients with complaints of myalgia, muscle cramps, and fatigue. The evaluation of these patients presents a diagnostic challenge given the nonspecific and intermittent nature of their complaints, often leading to inappropriate diagnostic testing. When these symptoms are associated with physical exertion, a metabolic myopathy should be suspected Although inflammatory myopathies may present with similar features, such a pattern should prompt a thorough evaluation for an underlying metabolic myopathy. This review discusses the most common causes of metabolic myopathies and reviews the current diagnostic options available to the clinician.
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Rheum Dis Clin North Am
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1558-3163
Publication Date
May 2011
Volume
37
Issue
2
Start / End Page
201 / vi
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Muscular Diseases
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Lipid Metabolism Disorders
- Humans
- Early Diagnosis
- Arthritis & Rheumatology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Smith, E. C., El-Gharbawy, A., & Koeberl, D. D. (2011). Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach. Rheum Dis Clin North Am, 37(2), 201–vi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.004
Smith, Edward C., Areeg El-Gharbawy, and Dwight D. Koeberl. “Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am 37, no. 2 (May 2011): 201–vi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.004.
Smith EC, El-Gharbawy A, Koeberl DD. Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 May;37(2):201–vi.
Smith, Edward C., et al. “Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am, vol. 37, no. 2, May 2011, pp. 201–vi. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.004.
Smith EC, El-Gharbawy A, Koeberl DD. Metabolic myopathies: clinical features and diagnostic approach. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 May;37(2):201–vi.
Published In
Rheum Dis Clin North Am
DOI
EISSN
1558-3163
Publication Date
May 2011
Volume
37
Issue
2
Start / End Page
201 / vi
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Muscular Diseases
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Lipid Metabolism Disorders
- Humans
- Early Diagnosis
- Arthritis & Rheumatology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences