Friday, December 7, 2012

muscular dystrophy--continued--88

Though this is a muscle disease primarily--essentially it is a degenerative disease.All organs will appear normal and around 10-20years  their vim vigour vitality comes down and they start deteriorate slowly and their survival chance is quite less.(contact-001-7329858375-usa--email-drselvarajp@yahoo.com)




 

psuedomuscularhypertrophy(DUCHNNEY'S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY)--87

Pitiable childhood fatal disorder.Easily diagnosed at around age 2 years..Affects male children exclusively(like the dangerous bleeding disorder( HAEMOPHILIA).GENETIC DISORDER,
Big calf muscle-reminds a footballer.develops equinus deformity so often falls on walking during toddler stage.At around age 5 -can not walk without support &can not get up himself from sitting position ,Learns to get up by using his own hands &legslike a ladder,this is called GOWER'S SIGN
diagnostic pathagnomonic&considered  sign  quo non of this disease,An experienced pediatrician does not need electromyography muscle boipsy,chromosomal analysisto clinch diagnosis
see the prominent calf muscle in the photograph of my case,