Muscle atrophy results from a co-morbidity of several common diseases , including cancer , AIDS , congestive heart failure , COPD ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ) , renal failure , and severe burns ; patients who have `` cachexia '' in these disease settings have a poor prognosis .
Muscle atrophy can also happen to people with certain diseases or medical conditions , like cancer , AIDS , congestive heart failure , Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , and renal failure ( where the kidneys do not work correctly ) .