Broiler chicken muscle myopathies, including conditions such as white striping and wooden breast, have emerged as significant challenges for the global poultry industry. Intensified genetic selection ...

Axial myopathy is a general term for a group of myopathies affecting the axial muscles. Axial myopathy appears to be a grossly underestimated feature of many muscle diseases and often overlooked ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...

Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...