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Gastrocnemius myalgia

MedGen UID:
1671054
•Concept ID:
C4732758
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Calf muscle pain; Calf myalgia
 
HPO: HP:0031921

Definition

Pain of the gastrocnemius muscle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGastrocnemius myalgia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Guidelines on clinical presentation and management of nondystrophic myotonias.
Stunnenberg BC, LoRusso S, Arnold WD, Barohn RJ, Cannon SC, Fontaine B, Griggs RC, Hanna MG, Matthews E, Meola G, Sansone VA, Trivedi JR, van Engelen BGM, Vicart S, Statland JM
Muscle Nerve 2020 Oct;62(4):430-444. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1002/mus.26887. PMID: 32270509Free PMC Article
Advances in Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) - Part II: Treatment and Prevention.
Heiss R, Lutter C, Freiwald J, Hoppe MW, Grim C, Poettgen K, Forst R, Bloch W, Hüttel M, Hotfiel T
Sportverletz Sportschaden 2019 Mar;33(1):21-29. Epub 2019 Mar 13 doi: 10.1055/a-0810-3516. PMID: 30865998
Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for Clinical and Research Applications: recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network* and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group†.
Schiffman E, Ohrbach R, Truelove E, Look J, Anderson G, Goulet JP, List T, Svensson P, Gonzalez Y, Lobbezoo F, Michelotti A, Brooks SL, Ceusters W, Drangsholt M, Ettlin D, Gaul C, Goldberg LJ, Haythornthwaite JA, Hollender L, Jensen R, John MT, De Laat A, de Leeuw R, Maixner W, van der Meulen M, Murray GM, Nixdorf DR, Palla S, Petersson A, Pionchon P, Smith B, Visscher CM, Zakrzewska J, Dworkin SF; International RDC/TMD Consortium Network, International association for Dental Research; Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group, International Association for the Study of Pain
J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2014 Winter;28(1):6-27. doi: 10.11607/jop.1151. PMID: 24482784Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Crohn's disease-related 'gastrocnemius myalgia syndrome' successfully treated with infliximab: A case report.
Catherine J, Kadhim H, Lambot F, Liefferinckx C, Meurant V, Otero Sanchez L
World J Gastroenterol 2022 Feb 21;28(7):755-762. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i7.755. PMID: 35317272Free PMC Article
Gastrocnemius Myalgia as a Rare Initial Manifestation of Crohn's Disease.
Osada A, Yamada H, Takehara S, Tozuka Y, Fukushima T, Oka H, Okazaki H, Nagaoka S
Intern Med 2018 Jul 15;57(14):2001-2006. Epub 2018 Feb 28 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0327-17. PMID: 29491286Free PMC Article
Refractory central nervous system vasculitis and gastrocnemius myalgia syndrome in Crohn's disease successfully treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody.
Ullrich S, Schinke S, Both M, Knop KC, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Gross WL, Lamprecht P
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009 Apr;38(5):337-47. Epub 2008 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.01.008. PMID: 18304612
Localised gastrocnemius myositis in Crohn's disease.
Christopoulos C, Savva S, Pylarinou S, Diakakis A, Papavassiliou E, Economopoulos P
Clin Rheumatol 2003 May;22(2):143-5. doi: 10.1007/s10067-002-0679-9. PMID: 12740681

Therapy

Crohn's disease-related 'gastrocnemius myalgia syndrome' successfully treated with infliximab: A case report.
Catherine J, Kadhim H, Lambot F, Liefferinckx C, Meurant V, Otero Sanchez L
World J Gastroenterol 2022 Feb 21;28(7):755-762. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i7.755. PMID: 35317272Free PMC Article
Gastrocnemius Myalgia as a Rare Initial Manifestation of Crohn's Disease.
Osada A, Yamada H, Takehara S, Tozuka Y, Fukushima T, Oka H, Okazaki H, Nagaoka S
Intern Med 2018 Jul 15;57(14):2001-2006. Epub 2018 Feb 28 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0327-17. PMID: 29491286Free PMC Article
Refractory central nervous system vasculitis and gastrocnemius myalgia syndrome in Crohn's disease successfully treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody.
Ullrich S, Schinke S, Both M, Knop KC, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Gross WL, Lamprecht P
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009 Apr;38(5):337-47. Epub 2008 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.01.008. PMID: 18304612
Localised gastrocnemius myositis in Crohn's disease.
Christopoulos C, Savva S, Pylarinou S, Diakakis A, Papavassiliou E, Economopoulos P
Clin Rheumatol 2003 May;22(2):143-5. doi: 10.1007/s10067-002-0679-9. PMID: 12740681

Prognosis

Crohn's disease-related 'gastrocnemius myalgia syndrome' successfully treated with infliximab: A case report.
Catherine J, Kadhim H, Lambot F, Liefferinckx C, Meurant V, Otero Sanchez L
World J Gastroenterol 2022 Feb 21;28(7):755-762. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i7.755. PMID: 35317272Free PMC Article

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