Inflammatory myopathy: medical differentials
Evidence-based neurology checklist on inflammatory myopathy: medical differentials: Infective Adenoviruses Cryptococcus Cytomegalovirus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) HIV Leprosy Mucormycosis Pneumococcus Salmonella Staphylococcus Streptococcus Syphilis Toxoplasmosis…
Infective
- Adenoviruses
- Cryptococcus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- HIV
- Leprosy
- Mucormycosis
- Pneumococcus
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus
- Streptococcus
- Syphilis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichinosis
- Tuberculosis
Metabolic and endocrine
Neuromuscular
Others
References
- Rendt K. Inflammatory myopathies: narrowing the differential diagnosis. Cleve Clin J Med 2001; 68:505-519.
- Marago I, Roberts M, Roncaroli F, et al. Limb girdle muscular dystrophy R12 (LGMD 2L, anoctaminopathy) mimicking idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: key points to prevent misdiagnosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021 (Online ahead of print).
