A Case Report of Progressive Muscle Weakness Involving all the Limbs in a 8 yr Old Boy

Abstract

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common X-linked muscular dystrophy in children, presenting in early child-hood 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 improve-ments 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 8 year-old male with remarkable clinical manifestations of Duchenne muscular dystrophy