History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...

Native American vs non-Native individuals showed a higher prevalence and incidence of statin-associated anti-HMHCR antibody IMNM.

Millions take statins like atorvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol, but doctors warn that persistent muscle pain should never ...

Muscular sarcoidosis is a rare disease characterised by non-caseating granulomas in muscle tissue. We report a woman in her late 70s with progressive lower-limb weakness, in whom ultrasonography ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...