Myalgia
Myalgia, or muscle pain, is a symptom of many diseases and disorders. The most common causes are the overuse or over-stretching of a muscle or group of muscles. Myalgia without a traumatic history is often due to viral infections. Longer-term myalgias may be indicative of a metabolic myopathy, some nutritional deficiencies or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Causes
The most common causes of myalgia are overuse, injury or strain. However, myalgia can also be caused by diseases, disorders, medications, or as a response to a vaccination. It is also a sign of acute rejection after heart transplant surgery.
The most common causes are:
Muscle pain occurs with:
- Viral
- Compression injury
- Drug-related, esp fibrates and statins, occ ACE inhibitors, cocaine, some retro-viral drugs
- Severe potassium deficiency
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