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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Case Report

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Dr. V. M. Anantha Eashwar1 , D.Yuwasri2 , Dr.S.Gopalakrishnan3

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ABSTRACT: Muscular dystrophies are a clinically and heterogeneous group of disorder that all share clinical characteristics of progressive muscular weakness. Duchenne muscular dystrophies the most common x-linked disorder muscular dystrophy in children, presenting in early childhood and characterized by proximal muscle weakness and calf hypertrophy in affected boys. There is usually delay in motor development and eventually wheelchair confinement followed by premature death from cardiac or respiratory complications. Treatment modalities such as corticosteroid therapy and use of intermittent positive pressure ventilation have provided improvement in function, ambulation, quality of life, and life expectancy, although novel therapies still aim to provide a cure for this devastating disorder. Here, we present a case of DMD in a 12-year-old male with remarkable clinical and oral manifestation

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