Does metabolic myopathy respond to steroids? - a case report

CASE REPORTS

Year : January-March 2019 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 1

DOI : 10.7199/ped.oncall.2019.3

Does Metabolic Myopathy Respond to Steroids? - A Case Report

Savita Krishnamurthy¹, Indumathi C K¹, Sanjiv Lewin¹, Harini R Rao¹, Raghunandan Nadig².
¹Department of Pediatrics, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India, ²Department of Neurology, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India.

Abstract

Role of riboflavin, coenzyme Q10 and carnitine in treating metabolic myopathies has been well described. However, literature is scarce on the therapeutic role of steroids. We report a 10 year old boy presenting with progressive proximal and axial myopathy, who responded to steroids within a week. His muscle biopsy later suggested a lipid storage myopathy. Role of steroids in treatment of certain forms of metabolic myopathies needs to be researched.

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Savita Krishnamurthy
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Indumathi C K
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Sanjiv Lewin
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Harini R Rao
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Raghunandan Nadig
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Krishnamurthy S, K I C, Lewin S, Rao H R, Nadig R. Does Metabolic Myopathy Respond to Steroids? - A Case Report. Pediatr Oncall J. 2019;16: 19-20. doi: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2019.3