A child with duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case report of a rare diagnosis among Africans

被引：2

作者：

Nassoro, David D. ^{[1
,2
]}

Torres, Liset ^{[3
,4
]}

Marando, Rehema ^{[5
,6
]}

Mboma, Lazaro ^{[7
,8
]}

Mushi, Seraphine ^{[9
]}

Mwakyula, Issakwisa Habakkuk ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Mbeya Zonal Referral Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Mbeya, Tanzania

[2] Univ Dar Es Salaam, Mbeya Coll Hlth & Allied Sci, Dept Internal Med, Mbeya, Tanzania

[3] Mbeya Zonal Referral Hosp, Dept Pathol, Mbeya, Tanzania

[4] Univ Dar Es Salaam, Mbeya Coll Hlth & Allied Sci, Dept Pathol, Mbeya, Tanzania

[5] Mbeya Zonal Referral Hosp, Dept Pediat & Child Hlth, Mbeya, Tanzania

[6] Univ Dar Es Salaam, Mbeya Coll Hlth & Allied Sci, Dept Pediat & Child Hlth, Mbeya, Tanzania

[7] Mbeya Zonal Referral Hosp, Dept Surg, Mbeya, Tanzania

[8] Univ Dar Es Salaam, Mbeya Coll Hlth & Allied Sci, Dept Surg, Mbeya, Tanzania

[9] Mbeya Zonal Referral Hosp, Dept Physiotherapy, Mbeya, Tanzania

来源：

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS | 2020年 / 8卷 / 12期

关键词：

genetics; neurology; SOUTH-AFRICA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; MANAGEMENT; MUSCLE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; SCOLIOSIS;

D O I：

10.1002/ccr3.3254

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

In Africa, lack of awareness and low index of suspicion of rare diseases like dystrophinopathies, directly or indirectly, contributes to the increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, even though the data on prevalence is limited, we need to have a high degree of suspicion in patients presenting with suggestive clinical features.

引用

页码：2654 / 2660

页数：7

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