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Causes

Causes

Causes in Organ System

Cardiovascular

Peripheral Arterial Disease,

Chemical / poisoning

Cadmium poisoning, Dicamba, Fluoride poisoning, Hexane-2,5-dione, Temik

Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect

3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate, Acamprosate (patient information), Acitretin (patient information), Aluminum Hydroxide (patient information), Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information), Amiodarone Oral (patient information), Beclomethasone Oral Inhalation (patient information), Benztropine Mesylate Oral (patient information), Bezafibrate (patient information), Brompheniramine (patient information), Budesonide Inhalation Powder (patient information), Chloroquine Phosphate Oral (patient information), Chlorothiazide (patient information), Chlorpheniramine (patient information), Chlorthalidone (patient information), Ciclesonide Nasal Spray (patient information), Clofibrate (patient information), Colistimethate Injection (patient information), Cyanocobalamin Injection (patient information), Cyproheptadine (patient information), Cytarabine (patient information), Daptomycin, Desipramine (patient information), Dexamethasone Oral (patient information), Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine (patient information), Dicyclomine (patient information), Diphenhydramine Oral (patient information), Donepezil (patient information), Dorzolamide and Timolol Ophthalmic (patient information), Doxazosin (patient information), Doxylamine (patient information), Eribulin, Ergotamine tartrate, Ezetimibe (patient information), Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine (patient information), Fludrocortisone Acetate (patient information), Flunisolide Nasal Inhalation (patient information), Fluticasone and Salmeterol Oral Inhalation (patient information), Fluvastatin (patient information), Galantamine (patient information), Gemeprost, Glucocorticoids, Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information), Hydrocortisone (Injection) Hydrocortisone (Oral) Hydroxychloroquine (patient information), Hydroxyzine (patient information), Imiquimod (patient information), Insulin lispro, Interferon Beta-1b Injection (patient information), Ixabepilone, lamivudine, Leflunomide (patient information), Letrozole (patient information), Levalbuterol Oral Inhalation (patient information), Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information), Lithium (patient information), Loprazolam, Lormetazepam, Lovastatin (patient information), Mepyramine, Mepenzolate, Methyclothiazide (patient information), Methyldopa and Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information), Methylprednisolone Oral (patient information), Metolazone (patient information), Nitrazepam, Nitrofurantoin (patient information), Oxaprozin, Oxcarbazepine (patient information), Pralidoxime, Pramipexole (patient information), Pravastatin (patient information), Prazosin and polythiazide (patient information), Prednisone, Procyclidine (patient information), Pseudoephedrine and triprolidine (patient information), Pyridostigmine (patient information), Reserpine, hydralazine, and hydrochlorothiazide (patient information), Riluzole (patient information), Rosuvastatin (patient information), Salmeterol oral inhalation (patient information), Selegiline (patient information), Spironolactone (patient information), Tamoxifen (patient information), Telbivudine (patient information), Teriparatide (rDNA origin) Injection (patient information), Tocopherol, Topiramate, Trastuzumab (patient information), Triamcinolone Nasal Inhalation (patient information), Triamterene (patient information), Trimeprazine (patient information), Zoledronic Acid Injection (patient information)

Ear Nose Throat

Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)

Endocrine

Addison’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome, Graves’ Disease, Hyperaldosteronism, Hyperpituitarism, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Kennedy disease, Thyrotoxicosis

Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Cirrhosis
Genetic

Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, Becker’s muscular dystrophy, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency, Dejerine Sottas syndrome, Devic’s disease, Engelmann syndrome, Glutaric aciduria type 1, Glycogen storage disease type II, GM1 gangliosidoses, Hereditary inclusion body myopathy, Hereditary spastic paraplegia, Metachromatic leukodystrophy, Nemaline myopathy, Phosphofructokinase deficiency, Primary carnitine deficiency, Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, Sandhoff disease, Walker-Warburg syndrome

Hematologic

Acute intermittent porphyria, Variegate porphyria

Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease

Botulism, Group A streptococcal infection, HIV, Influenza, Polymyositis, Pott’s disease, Rhinovirus

Musculoskeletal / Ortho

Arthrogryposis, Congenital muscular dystrophy, Congenital myasthenic syndrome, Congenital myopathy, Dermatomyositis, Diabetic amyotrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, Inclusion body myositis, Rhabdomyolysis, Spondylosis

Neurologic

Accessory nerve disorder, Acute peripheral neuropathy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arnold-Chiari malformation, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Diabetic neuropathy, Epidural hematoma, Friedreich’s ataxia, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis, Machado-Joseph disease, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, Motor neurone disease, Multiple sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, Peripheral neuropathy, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Tabes dorsalis

Nutritional / Metabolic

3-Methylglutaconic aciduria, Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency, Metabolic acidosis, Vitamin D deficiency

Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic

Adrenal carcinoma

Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity

Benztropine Mesylate Oral (patient information), Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine (patient information), Galantamine (patient information), Salmeterol oral inhalation (patient information), Topiramate

Psychiatric

Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Tension myositis syndrome

Pulmonary

Hopkins syndrome

Renal / Electrolyte

Hypercalcemia, Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis, Hypermagnesemia, Hypermethioninemia, Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Hypomagnesemia, Hypophosphatemia, Uremia

Rheum / Immune / Allergy

Congenital myasthenic syndrome, Graves’ Disease, Krabbe disease, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome

Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma

Brachial plexus injury

Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous

Alcoholic polyneuropathy, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency, Spinal cord injury, Spinal disc herniation, Spinal stenosis

Causes in Alphabetical Order


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