Causes of Myopathy

Causes of Myopathy (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Myopathy that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Calpainopathy
• Desmin-related myopathy
• Ethanol
• X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy
• Myoneurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome
• Walker-Warburg syndrome
• Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy
• Vitamin D dependent rickets type 1
• Hypokalaemia
• Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant
• Proximal renal tubular acidosis
• Rigid spine muscular dystrophy type 1
• Becker muscular dystrophy
• Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency
• Glycogenosis type 2
• Myotubular myopathy, X-linked
• Glycerol kinase deficiency
• Spheroid body myopathy
• Pravastatin
• Prednisolone
• Glutaric acidemia type 2
• Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome
• HIV-1 disease
• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, X-linked
• Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland syndrome
• Myotubular myopathy
• Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
• Carnitine deficiency myopathy
• Atorvastatin
• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessive
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Zidovudine
• Barth syndrome
• Glycogenosis type 3
• Inclusion body myopathy, autosomal recessive
• Colchicine
• Muscular dystrophy, late-onset distal
• Nemaline myopathy, autosomal dominant
• Nonaka myopathy
• Bethlem myopathy
• Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome
• Muscle-eye-brain disease
• Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 deficiency
• Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
• Central core myopathy
• Chloroquine
• Osteomalacia
• Congenital muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessive
• Rosuvastatin
• Phosphogylcerate mutase 2 deficiency
• Simvastatin
• Amyloidosis
• Short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• MERRF
• Triosephosphate isomerase deficiency
• Carnitine deficiency (systemic)
• Welander muscular dystrophy
• Christian syndrome 1
• Hypothyroidism
• Amish nemaline myopathy
• Nemaline myopathy, autosomal recessive

Myopathy: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Myopathy, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Myopathy:

• Muscle cramps
• Myotonia
• Neuromyotonia
• Mitochondrial myopathies
• Centronuclear myopathy
• Familial periodic paralysis
• Gower's sign
• Myotubular myopathy
• Polymyositis
• Dermatomyositis
• Myositis ossificans
• Tetany
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Myoglobinuria

Myopathy: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Myopathy: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Myopathy:

• Muscular dystrophy
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Myopathy: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Muscle conditions
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Myopathy as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Myopathy as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Myopathy. Our database lists the following as having Myopathy as a complication of that condition:

• MELAS

Myopathy as a symptom:

Conditions listing Myopathy as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Myopathy. Our database lists the following as having Myopathy as a symptom of that condition:

• Aconitase deficiency
• Aldolase A deficiency
• Arnold Stickler Bourne syndrome
• Arthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy
• Borud Syndrome
• Brown Recluse spider poisoning
• Cardiomyopathy with myopathy due to COX deficency
• Cataract and cardiomyopathy
• Chemical poisoning -- Phencyclidine
• Complex 2 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency
• Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2D
• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, dominant type
• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, X-linked
• Forbes disease
• Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome
• Gigantism
• Glycogen branching deficiency
• Glycogen debranching deficiency
• Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
• Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency
• Lundberg II syndrome
• Marinesco-Sjogren-like syndrome (MSLS)
• MELAS
• Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome
• Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited
• Myopathy with Deficiency of Succinate Dehydrogenase and Aconitase
• Myopathy with Exercise Intolerance, Swedish type
• Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia
• Myopathy with Lactic Acidosis, Hereditary
• Myopathy with lysis of myofibrils
• Myopathy, limb-girdle, with bone fragility
• Myopathy, Mitochonrdrial Progressive, with Congenital Cataract, Hearing Loss and Developmental Delay
• Native American myopathy
• Polyneuropathy -- Ophthalmoplegia -- Leukoencehalopathy -- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
• Pork tapeworm
• Spheroid body myopathy
• Thyroid eye disease
• Triosephosphate isomerase 1
• Type III Glycogen Storage Disease
• Woods Black Norbury syndrome
• Xanthine oxidase deficiency type I
• Xanthine oxidase deficiency type II

Medications or substances causing Myopathy:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Myopathy as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Amicar
• Aminocaproic Acid
• more drugs...»

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Drug interactions causing Myopathy:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Myopathy as a symptom.

The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Lovastatin (Mevacor) and Fluvoxamine (Luvox ) interaction
• Lovastatin (Mevacor) and Fluconazole (Diflucan ) interaction
• Lovastatin (Mevacor) and Itraconazole (Sporanox ) interaction
• Lovastatin (Mevacor) and Ketoconazole (Nizoral ) interaction
• Lovastatin (Mevacor) and Voriconazole (Vfend ) interaction
• more interactions...»

See full list of 762 drug interactions causing Myopathy

Related information on causes of Myopathy:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Myopathy may be found in:

• Medications that may cause Myopathy
• Hidden causes of Myopathy

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