Inflammatory myopathy: medical differentials
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Inflammatory myopathy: medical differentials. Adenoviruses, Cryptococcus, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Infective
- Adenoviruses
- Cryptococcus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- HIV
- Leprosy
- Mucormycosis
- Pneumococcus
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus
- Streptococcus
- Syphilis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichinosis
- Tuberculosis
Metabolic and endocrine
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Neuromuscular
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Others
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References
- Rendt K. Inflammatory myopathies: narrowing the differential diagnosis. Cleve Clin J Med 2001; 68:505-519.
- Marago I, Roberts M, Roncaroli F, et al. Limb girdle muscular dystrophy R12 (LGMD 2L, anoctaminopathy) mimicking idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: key points to prevent misdiagnosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021 (Online ahead of print).
