Myopathy (degenerative myopathy)
| Description | General evaluations: CK, CK-MB or troponin l, GOT, LDH, myoglobin, CRP, haptoglobin, free carnitine Etiological evaluation: Medication: CSE-inhibitors, clofibrates, psychotropic drugs, corticosteroids, INH, oral contraceptives, laxatives or diuretics as cause for hypokalemic myopathy and others Intoxication: Alcohol, drugs (heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, anabolic steroids) Autoimmune diseases: ANA, RF, ENA, anti-ds-DNA, ANCA (suspicion of Wegener’s disease), SMA, cardiolipin antibodies, skeletal muscle antibodies Endocrine myopathy: TSH, FT3, FT4, parathyroid hormone, cortisol, glucose, HbA1c Other causes: Sarcoidosis: ACE (+muscle biopsy), paraneoplasia (especially in case of lung-carcinoma), muscle dystrophy, myasthenia gravis Please also refer to section “myositis (inflammatory myopathy)” |
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