Respiratory, cardiac, or gastrointestinal symptoms sometimes accompany myalgia and myositis. Physical exam: A complete physical examination is needed to help identify possible underlying causes of myositis or myalgia. Stiffness or weakness may be evident in the individual's gait, posture, and coordination.
What are the symptoms of post-polio syndrome? Symptoms include slowly progressive muscle weakness, unaccustomed fatigue (both generalized and muscular), and, at times, muscle atrophy. Pain from joint degeneration and increasing skeletal deformities such as scoliosis are common. Some patients experience only minor symptoms. While less common, others may develop visible muscle atrophy, or wasting. Post-polio syndrome is rarely life-threatening. However, untreated respiratory muscle weakness can result in underventilation, and weakness in swallowing muscles can result in aspiration pneumonia.
Signs and Symptoms. The signs and symptoms of Reye syndrome almost always follow the start of a viral illness, such as an upper respiratory tract infection (a cold, the flu, etc.), a diarrheal illness, or chickenpox. Many cases are mild and may even go undetected; others can be severe and need aggressive care. Reye syndrome can start from 1 day to 2 weeks after a viral infection. The viral illnesses that lead to it are contagious, but the syndrome itself is not. Symptoms include: frequent vomiting; tiredness or sleepiness; in babies, diarrhea and rapid breathing; irritability or aggressive behavior; Other symptoms include changes in vision, difficulty hearing, and abnormal speech.