Muscle hypertrophy: causes

Myopathies

• Childhood acid maltase deficiency
• Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis
• Congenital hypothyroidism myopathy (Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne)
• Myositis

Muscular dystrophies

Other muscle disorders

Root disorders

Neuropathic disorders

Other causes

Causes of calf hypertrophy

References

1. Rolak LA. Neurology Secrets Third edition. Hanley and Belfus Philadelphia 2001 p67.
2. Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular Case Studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia 2008 p251.
3. Liveson JA. Peripheral Neurology: Case Studies. Third edition. Oxford University Press Oxford 2000 p321.
4. Manoli I, Kwan JY, Wang Q, et al. Chronic myopathy due to immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. Mol Genet Metab 2013; 108:249-254.
5. Schuelke M, Wagner KR, Stolz LE, et al. Myostatin mutation associated with gross muscle hypertrophy in a child. N Engl J Med 2004; 350:2682-2688. 
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