CALF MYOPATHY WITH A TWIST

被引:4
作者
MERLINI, L
机构
[1] Muscle Clinic, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna
关键词
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; CARRIER; DYSTROPHIN;
D O I
10.1016/0960-8966(94)90043-4
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The traditional clinical criteria for identifying a manifesting Duchenne carrier are a positive family history, proximal limb weakness, calf hypertrophy, high serum creatine kinase. We describe a 52-yr-old woman with history of 11/2 yr of progressive wasting and weakness of the left calf and marked elevation of serum creatine kinase. Although her quadriceps was clinically silent, it showed mild alterations on ultrasound, computerized tomography and biopsy, and some abnormalities in dystrophin immunostaining, suggesting a manifesting carrier of the dystrophin gene. Given the enormous variability of manifestations of the Duchenne variant in females, we suggest that great care must be exercized in ruling out this genetic disorder.
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