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Myopathies: Follow-up
Updated: Nov 21, 2007
Follow-up
Complications
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Hypertension
- Dysphagia
- Acute gastric dilation
- Respiratory failure
- Endocrinopathies
- Cataracts
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Seizures and cerebral dysplasias
- Early death
Prognosis
- Varies depending on the etiology
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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
Follow-up: Myopathies