Lipid Storage Myopathy
Lipid storage myopathy is an idiopathic metabolic disorder characterized by abnormal accumulation of lipids within muscle fibers.
Age of Onset: Less than 6 years of age
Sex Predisposition: Any sex of animal can be affected
Clinical Course:
Clinical signs worsen over the course of several weeks to months
Clinical signs worsen over the course of several weeks to months
Clinical Signs:
Behavioral/Mental Awareness
Depressed
Movement
Difficulty walking
Weakness
Painful Reactions
Pain on palpation of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
Pain on palpation of appendicular muscles
Diffuse myalgia
Muscle Atrophy
Pelvic limb muscle atrophy
Behavioral/Mental Awareness
Depressed
Movement
Difficulty walking
Weakness
Painful Reactions
Pain on palpation of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
Pain on palpation of appendicular muscles
Diffuse myalgia
Muscle Atrophy
Pelvic limb muscle atrophy
Diffuse muscle
Unknown
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