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Alcohol myopathy

MedGen UID:
543088
•Concept ID:
C0270985
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Alcoholic myopathic syndrome; Alcoholic myositis
SNOMED CT: Alcohol myopathy (19303008); Alcoholic myopathic syndrome (19303008); Alcoholic myositis (19303008)

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Proximal myopathy: diagnostic approach and initial management.
Suresh E, Wimalaratna S
Postgrad Med J 2013 Aug;89(1054):470-7. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-131752. PMID: 23596213

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skeletal muscle and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Myrie SB, Pinder MA
Biochem Cell Biol 2018 Apr;96(2):222-229. Epub 2017 Nov 1 doi: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0118. PMID: 29091741
Reconsidering idiopathic CK-elevation.
Finsterer J, Neuhuber W, Mittendorfer B
Int J Neurosci 2004 Oct;114(10):1333-42. doi: 10.1080/00207450490476110. PMID: 15370190
Acute alcoholic myopathy.
Ford CS, Caldwell SH, Kilgo GR
Am Fam Physician 1984 May;29(5):249-52. PMID: 6731243

Diagnosis

Acute alcoholic myopathy.
Ford CS, Caldwell SH, Kilgo GR
Am Fam Physician 1984 May;29(5):249-52. PMID: 6731243
Alcohol myopathy. Diagnosis by alcohol challenge.
Spector R, Choudhury A, Cancilla P, Lakin R
JAMA 1979 Oct 12;242(15):1648-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.242.15.1648. PMID: 480583

Therapy

Alcoholic muscle disease and biomembrane perturbations (review).
Adachi J, Asano M, Ueno Y, Niemelä O, Ohlendieck K, Peters TJ, Preedy VR
J Nutr Biochem 2003 Nov;14(11):616-25. doi: 10.1016/s0955-2863(03)00114-1. PMID: 14629892
Alcohol myopathy. Diagnosis by alcohol challenge.
Spector R, Choudhury A, Cancilla P, Lakin R
JAMA 1979 Oct 12;242(15):1648-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.242.15.1648. PMID: 480583

Prognosis

Reconsidering idiopathic CK-elevation.
Finsterer J, Neuhuber W, Mittendorfer B
Int J Neurosci 2004 Oct;114(10):1333-42. doi: 10.1080/00207450490476110. PMID: 15370190

Clinical prediction guides

Alcohol myopathy: impairment of protein synthesis and translation initiation.
Lang CH, Kimball SR, Frost RA, Vary TC
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2001 May;33(5):457-73. doi: 10.1016/s1357-2725(00)00081-9. PMID: 11331201

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