glucocorticoid myopathy (steroid myopathy)
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Etiology
- myopathy resulting from prolonged use of glucocorticoids
- dexamethasone more likely than hydrocortisone or prednisone to cause steroid myopathy[2]
Epidemiology
- most common endocrine-related muscle disorder
Clinical manifestations
- onset may occur after 4-6 weeks of therapy
- proximal muscle weakness[2]
- myalgia[2]
Laboratory
Diagnostic procedures
- electromyography is normal (or nearly normal)[2]
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References
- ↑ Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 328
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2015, 2018.
- ↑ Hanaoka BY, Peterson CA, Horbinski C, Crofford LJ. Implications of glucocorticoid therapy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Aug;8(8):448-57 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22688888