Pseudohypertrophy refers to apparent muscle enlargement due to an infiltration by fat or other tissue, rather than true muscular hypertrophy/hyperplasia.
Conditions associated with pseudohypertrophy:
(1) amyloidosis
(2) muscular dystrophy (limb girdle, Duchenne's, etc)
(3) neurogenic (which may be asymmetrical)
(4) sarcoidosis
Pseudohypertrophy is associated with muscle weakness.
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
