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Symptom: Muscle wasting


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Muscle wasting

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  • wasting of muscles
  • twitching of the muscles
  • difficulty swallowing and drooling
  • difficulty walking
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  • tingling and numbness in hands and feet
  • difficulty walking,
  • history of diabetes or excessive alcohol use
  • weakness and wasting of muscles
  • pain in hands or feet
3
  • history of spinal cord injury and paralysis
  • wasting of paralyzed muscles
  • progressive weakness
  • unable to urinate
4
  • fever and sore throat
  • headache and stiff neck
  • progressive muscle weakness, muscle twitching
  • difficulty swallowing, drooling
  • difficulty breathing
5
  • pain, swelling and stiffness in hands, feet and arms
  • progressive deformity of joints
  • dry, irritated eyes
  • lumps in the neck, armpit or groin
  • muscle weakness
  • muscle wasting
  • dry mouth
6
  • seen most commonly in gay men, those receiving multiple transfusions and iv drug users
  • recurrent cough and shortness of breath
  • loss of appetite
  • lumps in the neck, armpit or groin
  • weakness and muscle wasting
  • fever
  • loss of weight
  • fatigue
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  • intolerance for the cold
  • unexplained weight gain and constipation
  • dry skin, hair loss
  • muscle weakness and muscle wasting
  • swelling in the neck
  • fatigue
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  • episodes of weakness, numbness or speech problems
  • poor coordination
  • blurred or double vision
  • difficulty walking
  • muscle wasting
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  • occurs in male children and adolescents
  • waddling gait
  • wasting and weakness of the shoulders, hips and extremities
  • deformity of the spine
  • protruding abdomen
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  • progressive numbness or weakness over several days or weeks
  • recent viral illness or immunization
  • may have had recent surgery
  • difficulty swallowing and speaking
  • difficulty breathing
  • gradual wasting of weakening of muscles
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  • weakness and wasting of hand muscles
  • unable to tell temperature with hands
  • deformity of the spine
  • difficulty walking
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  • history of low back pain
  • pain may radiate into lower extremity
  • weakness and wasting of muscles of the leg
  • difficulty urinating
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  • severe pain in the hip and thigh
  • history diabetes
  • weakness and wasting of thigh muscles
  • difficulty going up and down stairs
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  • weakness and wasting of muscles
  • difficulty getting up from sitting or squatting
  • difficulty raising arms
  • difficulty swallowing
  • red rash on the face
  • joint pain





Possible medical conditions of Muscle wasting : - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - syringomyelia - Spinal Cord Tumor - Cervical Spinal Stenosis - Brain Tumor - Peripheral Neuropathy - Cervical Myelopathy - Cervical Radiculopathy - Lumbar Radiculopathy - Diabetic Neuropathy - Spinal Cord Injury - Cauda Equina Syndrome - Syringomyelia - Poliomyelitis - guillan-barre syndrome - Diphtheria - Botulism - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Reiter's Syndrome - Systemic Lupus Erythematosis - AIDS - Lymphoma - Opportunistic Infection - Tuberculosis - Hypothyroidism - Pituitary Tumor - Multiple Sclerosis - Vasculitis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - cervical myelopathy - Stroke - Muscular Dystrophy - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Guillan-barre Syndrome - Polio - Myasthenia Gravis - spinal cord tumor - cervical spinal stenosis - lumbar radiculopathy - spinal stenosis - Spondylolisthesis - diabetic amyotrophy - peripheral neuropathy - Herniated Lumbar Disc - polymyositis - dermatomyositis - amyotrohpic lateral sclerosis.



Medical Content Last Updated on 07/12/2008

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