Inflammatory myopathy: drug-induced differentials

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Inflammatory myopathy: drug-induced differentials. Amiodarone, Chloroquine, Cimetidine, Clofibrate, Cocaine. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Drug mimics

  • Amiodarone
  • Chloroquine
  • Cimetidine
  • Clofibrate
  • Cocaine
  • Colchicine
  • Corticosteroids
  • Danazol
  • Emetine
  • Ethanol
  • Gemfibrozil
  • Hydralazine
  • Ipecac
  • Ketoconazole
  • Levodopa
  • Nicotinic acid
  • Penicillamine
  • Phenytoin
  • Procainamide
  • Rifampin
  • Statins
  • Sulfonamides
  • Vincristine
  • Zidovudine

References

  1. Rendt K. Inflammatory myopathies: narrowing the differential diagnosis. Cleve Clin J Med 2001; 68:505-519.

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