Overview
Gowers' sign is a finding that may indicate an underlying health condition requiring clinical evaluation.
Associated Conditions
Conditions associated with this symptom based on HPO disease-phenotype annotations.
Zebra body myopathy
Very frequent (80-99%)
Sarcotubular myopathy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy
Eichsfeld type congenital muscular dystrophy
Occasional (5-29%)
Hutterite type of muscular dystrophy
Autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy
Glycogen heart disease
Frequent (30-79%)
3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type 2
Occasional (5-29%)
Becker muscular dystrophy
Neutral lipid storage disease without ichthyosis
Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome 3
Occasional (5-29%)
Jankovic-Rivera syndrome
TK2-related mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome myopathic form
Cap myopathy
Occasional (5-29%)
Rippling muscle disease
Always present (100%)
Alpha-sarcoglycanopathy LGMD2D (limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D)
Frequent (30-79%)
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 29
Always present (100%)
Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2F
Bethlem myopathy
Occasional (5-29%)
Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E
Frequent (30-79%)
X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy
Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2K
Frequent (30-79%)
Congenital myopathy, cleft palate. malignant hyperthermia syndrome
Always present (100%)
Mitochondrial myopathy with sideroblastic anemia syndrome
Frequent (30-79%)
Quick Facts
- SNOMED CT
- 85905009
- UMLS CUI
- C0234182
- Fully Specified Name
- Gowers sign (finding)
- Associated Conditions
- 25
- Diagnostic Tests
- 0
This information is for educational purposes only. If you are experiencing symptoms, please consult a healthcare provider for proper evaluation and diagnosis.