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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurol Clin. 2014 Aug;32(3):569–vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.04.008

BOX 3. MUSCLE DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH MYALGIAS.

Toxic/drug-induced myopathies (statins and others)
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
Hypothyroid myopathy
Inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis, polymyositis)
Myotonic disorders
Mitochondrial myopathies
Tubular aggregate myopathy
Muscular dystrophies, examples:
 X-linked myalgia and cramps/Becker’s dystrophy variant
Infectious myositis (especially viral)
Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (controversial)