Myopathies: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

disorder of skeletal muscle, myonosus, sarcoidosis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, idiopathic myopathies, connective tissue disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, RA, polyarteritis nodosa, acute alcoholic myopathy, drug-induced myopathy, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, Conn syndrome, primary hyperaldosteronism, muscular dystrophy

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Courtney A Bethel, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Drexel University School of Medicine
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