Frank rickets or osteomalacic myopathy are only occasionally seen, usually in those already predisposed to metabolic bone disease. |
It's a rare form of muscular dystrophy called disautonomic myocondrial myopathy. |
An antisynthetase antibody, when positive, may help confirm the presence of an inflammatory myopathy. |
A study on osteomalacic myopathy in women found that muscle strength returned to normal after six months' treatment. |
A report in the Internal Medicine Journal describes a patient with chronic caffeine toxicity manifesting as hypokalaemic myopathy. |
Exercise-induced muscle oxidative stress may be involved in the myopathy associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |