Diseases

Myotoxicity

Damage to the muscle or its function secondary to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Damage to the muscle or its function secondary to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • Toxic Myopathies
  • Myopathy, Toxic
  • Myotoxicities
  • Toxic Myopathy
  • Drug Associated Myopathies
  • Drug Induced Myopathies
  • Drug Related Myopathies
  • Myalgia-Arthralgia Syndrome
  • Drug Associated Myopathy
  • Drug Induced Myopathy
  • Drug Related Myopathy
  • Induced Myopathy, Drug
  • Myalgia Arthralgia Syndrome
  • Myalgia-Arthralgia Syndromes
  • Myopathies, Drug Related
  • Myopathy, Drug Associated
  • Myopathy, Drug Induced
  • Myopathy, Drug Related
  • Related Myopathies, Drug
  • Related Myopathy, Drug

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2020

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myotoxicity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081030. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081030
  2. Myotoxicity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114554382