Types of myopathies
What are the general categories of myopathies?
• Inflammatory myopathies (e.g., polymyositis [PM], dermatomyositis [DM], inclusion body myositis)
• Toxic myopathies (e.g., alcohol, zidovudine)
• Endocrine myopathies (e.g., hypothyroidism, hypoadrenalism)
• Infectious myopathies (e.g., trichinosis, AIDS)
• Muscular dystrophies (e.g., Duchenne, myotonic, limb-girdle)
• Congenital myopathies (e.g., central core, centronuclear myopathy)
• Metabolic myopathies (e.g., myophosphorylase deficiency, phosphofructokinase deficiency)
• Mitochondrial myopathies (e.g., Kearns–Sayre syndrome)
