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What could be the reason for high CPK value with fatigue and weakness?
Query: Hello doctor,I am having a mild headache, weakness, dizziness, and L4-L5 disc bulge, and my CPK value is currently high. I used to go to the gym before. My CPK values were 650 this month and 630 last month. I resumed walking. Last Monday, I did a 10 km walk, and I was exhausted and drowsy for three ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. CPK (creatinine phosphokinase) is a muscle enzyme. It can get increased in many conditions. The normal physiological conditions where CPK has been found to be raised are heavy exertions, sports activity, intramuscular injections, etc. The common diseases associated ... Read Full »
Is inflammatory myopathy curable?
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from inflammatory myopathy confirmed by EMG, NCS and biopsy with CPK 2300 range and SGOT, SGPT also were little higher. I have already taken five days 1 g Prednisone steroid injections and later was on oral steroid tablets Omnicortil for 1 to 1.5 months reducing doses g... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. To be very honest myopathy inflammatory in origin needs lifetime treatment. We just have steriods and other immunosuppressive therapy to control the disease progression. Definitely, Prednisolone works magically but since it has lots of side effects, we taper and reduce it... Read Full »