Problem
Metabolic myopathies
Nature:
Metabolic myopathies are genetic diseases, usually inherited, that affect the body’s muscles. Some people with a metabolic myopathy (muscle disease) develop weakness; others tire easily with exercise or physical activity, suffer muscle pain after physical effort, and/or experience severely swollen and tender muscles. These symptoms occur when muscle cells don’t get enough energy. Without enough energy, the muscle lacks enough fuel to work properly.
Incidence:
Most metabolic myopathies are genetic and tend to occur within families. They can appear at any age in those who inherit the disease. Either a parent or another relative may have been symptomatic. However, metabolic myopathies can develop in a person with no family history of the condition.
Broader Problems:
MyopathiesMetabolic diseases of muscleCongenital metabolic diseases Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST