4 Cases of Progressive Muscular Dystrophy. |
Jung Hee Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Dae Deok Ahn, Jung Kwon Lee, Yoon Ja Kim |
Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Hospital, Taegu Korea |
진행성 근위축증 (Duchenne type) 4례 |
김정희, 김동욱, 안대덕, 이정권, 김윤자 |
가톨릭병원 소아과 |
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Abstract |
Progressive muscular dystropy is a genetically determined disorder characterized by-progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles. The etiology of muscular dystropy is unknown, and no form of phamacological treatment is considered effective. The authors report 4 cases of P.M.D., of which 2 cases occured in a family and 2 cases were developed sporadically. They were diagnosed by clinical findings, serum, urine enzyme study, muscle biopsy, E.M.G. And their mothers were studied by serum CPK for the carrier detect. So we reported these cases with brief review of literature.
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Key Words:
Duchenne type, Progressive muscular dystropy |
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