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  2. Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy - Wikipedia

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    Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy (SAAM), also known as anti-HMGCR myopathy, is a very rare form of muscle damage caused by the immune system in people who take statin medications. [1] However, there are cases of SAAM in patients who have not taken statin medication, and this can be explained by the exposure to natural sources of statin ...

  3. Kehr's sign - Wikipedia

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    Kehr's sign is a classic example of referred pain: irritation of the diaphragm is signaled by the phrenic nerve as pain in the area above the collarbone. This is because the supraclavicular nerves have the same cervical nerves origin as the phrenic nerve, C3, C4, and C5.

  4. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    increased pain along vein with Valsalva; proximal pressure prevents this Lowenberg's sign: Robert I. Lowenberg: vascular medicine: deep vein thrombosis (needed) immediate pain on inflating blood pressure cuff around calf MacDonald triad: John M. MacDonald: psychiatry: sociopathic personality disorder

  5. Shoulder problem - Wikipedia

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    Medical history (the patient tells the doctor about an injury). For shoulder problems the medical history includes the patient's age, dominant hand, if injury affects normal work/activities as well as details on the actual shoulder problem including acute versus chronic and the presence of shoulder catching, instability, locking, pain, paresthesias (burning sensation), stiffness, swelling, and ...

  6. Limb–girdle muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    It is characterised by progressive muscle wasting which affects predominantly hip and shoulder muscles. [8] LGMD usually has an autosomal pattern of inheritance. It currently has no known cure or treatment. [3] [9] LGMD may be triggered or worsened in genetically susceptible individuals by statins, because of their effects on HMG-CoA reductase ...

  7. Polymyalgia rheumatica - Wikipedia

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    Pain and stiffness (moderate to severe) in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, thighs, and hips, which inhibits activity, especially in the morning/after sleeping. Pain can also occur in the groin area and in the buttocks. The pain can be limited to one of these areas as well. It is a disease of the "girdles" meaning shoulder girdle or pelvic girdle.

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  9. Calcific tendinitis - Wikipedia

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    Deposits can occur in several places in the body, but are by far most common in the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Around 80% of those with deposits experience symptoms, typically chronic pain during certain shoulder movements, or sharp acute pain that worsens at night. Calcific tendinitis is typically diagnosed by physical exam and X-ray imaging.