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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Skeletal myopathy
  1. CPK isoenzymes test 
    ... immobile for a long time ( rhabdomyolysis ) Muscular dystrophy Myopathy Myositis (skeletal muscle inflammation) Receiving many intramuscular injections Recent nerve ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003504.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Polymyositis - adult 
    Polymyositis affects the skeletal muscles. It is also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. The exact cause is unknown, but it may be related to an autoimmune reaction or infection. Polymyositis can affect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000428.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Myositis 
    Myositis is an inflammation or swelling of the muscles. It is most often caused by injury, infection, medicines, or an autoimmune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001245.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Myoglobin urine test 
    ... muscle inflammation ( myositis ) Skeletal muscle ischemia (oxygen deficiency) Skeletal muscle trauma
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003664.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Electromyography 
    ... movement, sensation, or other function of that nerve) Myopathy ... skeletal muscles) Radial nerve dysfunction (damage of the radial ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Myoglobin blood test 
    ... Lundberg IE. Inflammatory diseases of muscle and other myopathies. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, Koretzky ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003663.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Creatine phosphokinase test 
    ... myocarditis) Lung tissue death (pulmonary infarction) Muscular dystrophies Myopathy Rhabdomyolysis Trauma Other conditions that may give positive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003503.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Muscle twitching 
    ... to a muscle Spinal muscular atrophy Weak muscles (myopathy) Symptoms of a nervous system disorder include: Loss ... chap 368. Hall JE, Hall ME. Contraction of skeletal muscle. In: Hall JE, Hall ME, eds. Guyton ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003296.htm - Medical Encyclopedia