All issues > Volume 28(12); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(12):1225-1230. Published online December 31, 1985.

4 Cases of Progressive Muscular Dystrophy.

Jung Hee Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Dae Deok Ahn, Jung Kwon Lee, Yoon Ja Kim

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Hospital, Taegu Korea

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.

Keywords :Duchenne type; Progressive muscular dystropy