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TUBERCULOSIS

VariableOther NeuromuscularOMIM 300335

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Overview

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Inflamatory myopathy Frequency: 1% to 2% of tuberculosis infections in endemic areas Routes of infection Contiguous spread (63%) Lesions in bone or contiguous soft tissues Locations: Chest wall & Paraspinous muscles Hematogenous (29%): Thigh, Pelvis & Arm muscles Traumatic innoculation (9%) Via contaminated instruments Thigh muscles Clinical Onset Age: 1 to 86 years Local lesion with damage to bone & soft tissue Local inflammatory symptoms: 91% Systemic symptoms (Fever, Malaise, Weight loss): 22% Pyomyositis: Distribution 50% in only 1 muscle with hematogenous spread Common muscles: Psoas & Qu

OMIM Entries

Related Conditions

Shared genes

Acute Motor (Axonal) Neuropathy (AMAN)

Antibodies vs Glycolipids & Glycoproteins

C. Anti-GM1 Antibodies

Chronic Immune Demyelinating Neuropathies: Variants

Eosinophilic Fasciitis

Features of motor syndromes: Likely response to therapy

Guillain-Barré-like syndrome with serum IgM binding to GalNAc-GD1a ganglioside

GD1AGM1PATHOLOGY

Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome: Proximal Arm Predominant 1,

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular

Washington University Disease Center

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

Biomedical Literature

NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews

Portal for Rare Diseases

National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.