Weight Loss, Muscular Dystrophy And Other Myopathies

Rationale: Weight loss, in a young person without patology, is usually associated with anorexia nervosa. If this person has an elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) we could think in a congenital metabolic disease. If we put together, sarcopenia with elevated CPK, we must review the diagnosis of myopathy.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - March 23, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: M.D. Gosalbez, M. Diez, I. Tejado, J. Pi, A. Fontalba, L. Riancho, J. Riancho Source Type: research