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Hello doctors, what does a muscle biopsy show?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends: There are multiple indications for muscle biopsy and the results depend on the pathologic process. It may be inflammation, degeneration, dystrophy, nerve damage and occasionally parasites. See this site for more info. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003924.htm.
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A 35-year-old member asked:

What does muscle biopsy show?

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Dr. Yash Khanna
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Muscle Biopsy: Muscle biopsy is done for diagnosis of 1diseases of connective tissue and blood vessels2infections that effect the muscles, like trichinosis andtoxoplasmosis3muscle disorders like muscular dystrophy or congenital myopathy4metabolic defects5and diseases of nerves. By examining the tissue we examine we are able to diagnose and treat properly these conditions.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Had an emg and muscle biopsy done that says I have chronic neurogenic changes. I have debilitating symptoms all over my body. Doctor cant give me a diagnosis. Doctor wants to do a more extensive emg. Is this normal and will it give me a diagnosis?
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A 50-year-old female asked:
I have a thigh lump, over the muscle. It is 2.5x1.5cm although it looks much bigger. MRI and dopler shoes uncapsulised lypoma. To be 100% sure, Doc still requests biopsy. Are there any chances biopsy to turn benign into malign tissue?
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Confirmed autonomic neuropathy on a skin biopsy ..Burning pain in my muscles...Doctors cannot find the cause of the an ?Any idea as I am in discomfort
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Doctors are all lost I have muscle burning but no weakness..In my legs and arms ...A lot of tests normal...Including skin biopsy for nueropathy neg-?
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Muscle biopsy of my arm says chronic denervation, and angular atrophic fibers. I have a herniated disc at c5-c6 compressing nerves and my doctor thinks that is the cause. I have no nerve pain, I only have chronic muscle cramping. Is that possible?
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