Drug-related myopathies.
Myopathies produced by drugs are of vital concern and often confused with other more frequently diagnosed causes, such as the inflammatory myopathies of polymyositis/dermatomyositis and myositis secondary to toxic agents, metabolic and endocrine abnormalities, genetic predisposition, malignancies, and infections, particularly viruses. The drug-induced causes of myopathy warrant special emphasis because they are often overlooked, resulting in misdiagnosis and improper care.
St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.
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D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009220:Myositis / Q000139:chemically induced