title: [Toxic myopathies caused by industrial, animal and vegetal toxins].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Myopathies caused by industrial and biological toxins are uncommon but quite interesting, because its prompt recognition may reduce their damaging effects or prevent a fatal outcome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the most frequent toxic myopathies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Toxic myopathies epidemiology, clinical presentations and clinical management are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Toxic myopathies are uncommon and difficult to diagnose. They have been insufficiently studied. Knowledge of these myopathies is essential because a prompt diagnosis allows for recovery.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurología, Hospital Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España. g3.neuro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014118:Toxins, Biological