Muscle Weakness due to muscle itself
| Congenital? | Etiology | Risk Factors | Presentation | Treatment | |
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| ‣ | Acquired | ‣, ‣ | Other Thyroid S/S (e.g. heat and cold intolerence, goiter, weight gain/loss) | Treat underlying condition | |
| ‣ | Acquired | ‣, ‣ | Long course of tm and higher dose (for steroid use) | Statin/CS: + Myalgia | Stop the medication |
| ‣ | Inherited | Genetic, X-linked recessive | 2-5 yr old ‣ | VERY slowly progressive (yrs); | |
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| ‣ | Acquired | ‣ | Other Autoimmune diseases | Dermatomyotitis: ‣, ‣, ‣ | ‣ |