Weakness of muscles of respiration

What it means

Reduced function of the muscles required to generate subatmospheric pressure in the thoracic cavity during breathing: the diaphragm, the external intercostal and the interchondral part of the internal intercostal muscles.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category