PSEUDOHYPERTROPHIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A CASE REPORT
Authors: S J R BRUNY, A L FRANKEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 November 1951PSEUDOHYPERTROPHIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A CASE REPORTSTEPHEN J. R. BRUNY, M.D., ALAN L. FRANKEL, M.D.STEPHEN J. R. BRUNY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALAN L. FRANKEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-5-1149 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMuscular dystrophies are by no means uncommon, but the occurrence of a case which so clearly illustrates the heredofamilial nature of this disease, as well as associated disturbances in creatine-creatinine metabolism, warrants discussion. Recently such a case presented itself on the Isolation Service at University Hospital. This case was admitted because of an acute meningococcic meningitis with meningococcemia. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Columbus, Ohio*Received for publication January 27, 1950.From the Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Starling-Loving University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySudden cardiac death of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with NT-proBNP in pericardial fluid as a useful biomarker for diagnosis of the cause of death: a case reportParalysis, Incoordination and Involuntary Movements 1 November 1951Volume 35, Issue 5Page: 1149-1157KeywordsHospital medicineMeningitisMeningococcemiaMuscular diseasesMuscular dystrophies ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...