title: Disorders of lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle.
abstract: Lipid storage myopathies are typically present with recurrent episodes of myoglobinuria and hypoglycemia, triggered by fasting or infection. Dilated cardiomyopathy can occur. This article will discuss an approach to lipid storage myopathies and describes various forms of disorders by fatty acid oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cwik
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008052:Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids