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Progressive respiratory muscle weakness: reduced strength in the respiratory muscle especially the diaphragm. See detailed information below for a list of 25 causes of Progressive respiratory muscle weakness, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following list of conditions have 'Progressive respiratory muscle weakness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Progressive respiratory muscle weakness:
Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Movement symptoms (6001 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)
Symptoms related to Progressive respiratory muscle weakness:
Myasthenia gravis, Duchenne Muscular dystrophy, Gullian Barre syndrome, Lyme disease, Heerfordt's syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Spinal muscular dystrophy, Tumour nerve compression, Pneumonia (241 causes), Pleurisy, Aortic aneurysm
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