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Amyloid neuropathy
Diagrams / tables

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hATTR clinical epidemiologic characteristic

hATTR clinical epidemiologic characteristic

Radiology images

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99mTcDPD scan of cardiac ATTR

99mTc-DPD scan of cardiac ATTR

Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Early amyloid neuropathy
Nerve edema

Nerve edema

Congo red amyloid deposit

Congo red amyloid deposit

Congo red polarized

Congo red polarized

Loss of small myelinated axons

Loss of small myelinated axons



Late amyloid neuropathy
Nerve edema

Nerve edema

Congo red amyloid deposit

Congo red amyloid deposit

Congo red polarized

Congo red polarized

C5b9 amyloid deposit

C5b9 amyloid deposit

Small and large axon loss

Small and large axon loss



Hereditary transthyretin amyloid neuropathy
Nerve Congo red

Nerve Congo red

Nerve plastic section

Nerve plastic section

Muscle Congo red

Muscle Congo red

Muscle TTR

Muscle TTR



AL amyloid neuropathy
Congo red

Congo red

Lambda IHC

Lambda IHC

Lambda in situ hybridization

Lambda in situ hybridization

Transthyretin IHC

Transthyretin IHC

Electron microscopy images

Contributed by Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Amyloid deposit Amyloid deposit

Amyloid deposit

Videos

The principles for pathology confirmation of amyloidosis and significance of subtyping


Antisynthetase syndrome associated myositis
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Chunyu "Hunter" Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Jo1 myositis

Jo1 myositis MCH1

Jo1 myositis C5b9

Jo1 myositis myopathy alkaline phosphatase

PL7 myositis


PL7 myositis ATPase pH 4.3

PL7 myositis alkaline phosphatase

PL7 myositis MCH1

PL7 myositis C5b9

Electron microscopy images

Contributed by Dennis Burns, M.D. and Chunyu "Hunter" Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Intranuclear actin filament aggregates

Endothelial tubuloreticular inclusion


Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Jesse L. Kresak, M.D.

Myopathic changes

Fatty replacement

End stage muscle

Dystrophin IHC control

Dystrophin IHC in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Dystrophin IHC in Becker muscular dystrophy


Central core disease
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Jesse L. Kresak, M.D.

H&E

NADH and NADH1

SDH


Centronuclear myopathy
Radiology images

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Selective muscle involvement in a 59 year-old man

Clinical images

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Elongated face and inverted V shaped mouth

Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D.

H&E

NADH


Dermatomyositis
Clinical images

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Heliotrope rash: the "classic" violaceous rash over the eyes and the malar region of the face

Gottron's papules: erythematous papules on the dorsum of MCP or interphalangeal joints; biopsy shows acanthosis and hyperkeratosis with vacuolar change and a scattered perivascular inflammatory infiltrate

Calcinosis: subcutaneous cases occur in long term, intractable cases, usually of juvenile type

Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Meggen Walsh, D.O., M.S., P.A. and Jesse L. Kresak, M.D.

Perifascicular atrophy

Perifascicular atrophy stain

GMS

Myosin I/II immunostain


Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Diagrams / tables

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FSHD genetics

FSHD genetics

Molecular diagnosis

Molecular diagnosis

Clinical images

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Weakness of lips and shoulder muscles

Weakness of lips and shoulder muscles

Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Case 1: 70 year old man with genetically confirmed FSHD1 (8 D4Z4 repeats on a 4qA haplotype)
Chronic

Chronic

Fiber size variation

Fiber size variation

Fiber type grouping

Fiber type grouping

Lobulated internal architecture

Lobulated internal architecture


Lobulated internal architecture

Lobulated internal architecture

MHC1

MHC1

Lobulated fiber on EM

Lobulated fiber on EM

Misoriented sarcomere on EM

Misoriented sarcomere on EM



Case 2: 63 year old woman with genetically confirmed FSHD1 (2 D4Z4 repeats on a 4qA haplotype)
Chronic myopathy with inflammation

Chronic myopathy with inflammation

Type 1 predominance

Type 1 predominance

Lobulated internal architecture NADH

Lobulated internal architecture NADH

MHC1

MHC1

Terminal complement complex

Terminal complement complex



Case 3: 66 year old man with heterozygous pathogenic mutation of SMCHD1 and a FSHD phenotype, consistent with FSHD2
FSHD2 muscle biopsy

FSHD2 muscle biopsy

FSHD2 ATPase 4.3

FSHD2 ATPase 4.3

Hyaline bodies GT

Hyaline bodies GT

Hyaline bodies, desmin

Hyaline bodies, desmin

Lobulated internal architecture, NADH

Lobulated internal architecture, NADH


EM hyaline body EM hyaline body

EM hyaline body

Electron microscopy images
Molecular / cytogenetics images

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Schematic of D4Z4

Schematic of D4Z4

Videos

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (Year of the Zebra)

FSHD patient's diagnostic journey

FSHD genetics


Glycogen storage diseases
Diagrams / tables

Contributed by Truong Phan Xuan Nguyen, M.D.

Metabolic glycolytic pathway



GSD
Gene name
Enzyme defect
Inheritance
Alternative names
GSD 0 GYS1 (skeletal muscle) or GYS2 (liver) Glycogen synthase 1 Autosomal recessive Glycogen synthase 1 deficiency
GSD II GAA Acid maltase Autosomal recessive Acid maltase deficiency; Pompe disease
GSD III AGL Debrancher enzyme Autosomal recessive Debrancher enzyme deficiency; Cori-Forbes disease
GSD IV GBE1 Branching enzyme Autosomal recessive Branching enzyme deficiency; Andersen disease
GSD V PYGM Glycogen phosphorylase Autosomal recessive Glycogen phosphorylase deficiency; McArdle disease
GSD VII PFKM Phosphofructokinase Autosomal recessive Phosphofructokinase deficiency; Tarui disease
GSD IXd PHKA1 Phosphorylase kinase X linked inheritance Phosphorylase kinase deficiency
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency PGK1 Phosphoglycerate kinase X linked inheritance N/A
GSD X PGAM2 Phosphoglycerate mutase Autosomal recessive Phosphoglycerate mutase deficiency
GSD XI LDHA Lactate dehydrogenase Autosomal recessive Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency
GSD XII ALDOA Aldolase A Autosomal recessive Aldolase A deficiency
GSD XIII ENO3 β enolase Autosomal recessive β enolase deficiency
GSD XIV PGM1 Phosphoglucomutase Autosomal recessive Phosphoglucomutase deficiency
GSD XV GYG1 Glygogenin 1 Autosomal recessive Glygogenin 1 deficiency
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Ichizo Nishino, M.D., Ph.D.

GSD 0: no specific changes

GSD 0: glycogen depletion

GSD II childhood: marked sarcoplasmic vacuoles

GSD II childhood: PAS

GSD II childhood: epon PAS


GSD II childhood: NADH TR

GSD II childhood:
predominant
involved
type 1 fibers

GSD II childhood:
high acid
phosphatase
activity

GSD II childhood: modified Gomori trichrome

GSD II childhood:
MHC I

GSD II adult: small vacuoles


GSD II adult: modified Gomori trichrome

GSD II adult: epon PAS

GSD II adult: increased acid phosphatase activity

GSD III: nonmembrane bound vacuoles

GSD III: PAS positive


GSD III: MHC I

GSD IV: fibrosis
fibers and rounded
opalescent
inclusions

GSD IV: PAS

GSD IV: modified Gomori trichrome

GSD V: small sarcolemmal vacuoles


GSD V: PAS

GSD V: negative PHS

GSD VII: small sarcolemmal vacuoles

GSD VII: PAS

GSD VII:
phosphofructokinase
is negative

Electron microscopy images

Contributed by Ichizo Nishino, M.D., Ph.D.

GSD II childhood: membrane bound vacuoles

GSD II adult: membrane bound vacuoles

GSD III: nonmembrane bound glycogen

GSD IXd: sarcoplasmic glycogen deposits


Immune mediated necrotizing myopathy
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Chunyu "Hunter" Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
HMGCR myopathy

HMGCR myopathy

HMGCR myopathy - MHC1

HMGCR myopathy - MHC1

HMGCR myopathy - C5b9

HMGCR myopathy - C5b9

HMGCR myopathy - alkaline phosphatase

HMGCR myopathy - alkaline phosphatase


Inclusion body myositis
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Meggen Walsh, D.O., M.S., P.A.
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Myopathic features

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Ubiquitin


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CD3

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Gomori trichrome


Myotonic dystrophy
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Jesse L. Kresak, M.D

Scattered internal nuclei

Increased internal nuclei

Markedly increased internal nuclei

Fatty replacement and ring fibers

Molecular / cytogenetics images

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DM2 muscle biopsy: FISH and MBNL1 immunofluorescence


Nemaline myopathy
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Wesley M. Hiser, M.D.

H&E

Gomori trichrome

Electron microscopy images

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Nemaline rods

Videos



Neurogenic atrophy
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Meggen Walsh, D.O., M.S., P.A.

Skeletal muscle: multiple nuclear "clumps" or nuclear "bags"; also few atrophic angulated myofibers (H&E)


Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Diagrams / tables

Table 1: Genetic diseases with shared features of progressive ptosis and dysphagia
Gene Site Heritance Genetic defect Clinical Reference
PABPN1 14q11.2 AD GCN repeats Late onset OPMD Acta Neuropathol 2022;144:1157
HNRNPA2B1 7p15.2 AD Frameshift Early onset OPMD Nat Commun 2022;13:2306
LRP12 8q22.3 AD CGG repeats Oculopharyngeal distal myopathy (OPDM) type 1 JAMA Neurol 2021;78:853
GIPC1 19p13.12 AD CGG repeats OPDM type 2 Am J Hum Genet 2020;106:793
NOTCH2NLC 1q21.2 AD CGG repeats OPDM type 3 Nat Genet 2019;51:1222
RILPL1 12q27.31 AD CGG repeats OPDM type 4 Am J Hum Genet 2022;109:533
NUTM2B::AS1 10q22.3 AD CGG repeats Oculopharyngeal myopathy with leukodystrophy (OPML) Nat Genet 2019;51:1222
AD: autosomal dominant
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Myopathy with rimmed vacuoles Myopathy with rimmed vacuoles

Myopathy with rimmed vacuoles

Gomori trichrome

Gomori trichrome

Acid phosphatase

Acid phosphatase

COX SDH double stain

COX SDH double stain

MHC1

MHC1

Electron microscopy images

Contributed by Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Intranuclear tubulofilamentous inclusion

Filaments reveal tubular nature


Polymyositis
Microscopic (histologic) images

Contributed by Carrie A. Mohila, M.D., Ph.D., Matthew Cykowski, M.D. and Chunyu Cai, M.D., Ph.D.
Endomysial lymphocytic inflammation Endomysial lymphocytic inflammation

Endomysial lymphocytic inflammation

Endomysial lymphocytic infiltrate

Endomysial lymphocytic infiltrate

CD3+ lymphocytic infiltrate

CD3+ lymphocytic infiltrate

Predominantly CD8+ lymphocytic infiltrate

Predominantly CD8+ lymphocytic infiltrate

MHC1

MHC1


Polymyositis MHC1

Polymyositis MHC1

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Recent Muscle & peripheral nerve nontumor Pathology books

Amato: 2015

Bilbao: 2014

Cooper: 2015

Dubowitz: 2020

Gray: 2018

Husain: 2021

Zhou: 2019



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