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Duchenne muscular dystrophy [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
1, record 1, English, Duchenne%20muscular%20dystrophy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Duchenne type muscular dystrophy 2, record 1, English, Duchenne%20type%20muscular%20dystrophy
correct
- Duchenne dystrophy 2, record 1, English, Duchenne%20dystrophy
correct
- Duchenne disease 2, record 1, English, Duchenne%20disease
correct
- Erb dystrophy 2, record 1, English, Erb%20dystrophy
correct
- Duchenne-Griesinger disease 2, record 1, English, Duchenne%2DGriesinger%20disease
correct
- Zimmerlin atrophy 2, record 1, English, Zimmerlin%20atrophy
correct
- Erb atrophy 2, record 1, English, Erb%20atrophy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Duchenne muscular dystrophy is] the most common and severe type of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. 2, record 1, English, - Duchenne%20muscular%20dystrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chronic and progressive, it begins in early childhood. It is characterized by increasing weakness in the pelvic and shoulder girdles, with pseudohypertrophy of the muscles followed by atrophy, lordosis, and a peculiar swaying gait with the legs kept wide apart. 2, record 1, English, - Duchenne%20muscular%20dystrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie de Duchenne de Boulogne
1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Duchenne%20de%20Boulogne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Myopathie congénitale du sexe masculin, transmise selon le mode récessif, se traduisant dès les premières années par une faiblesse musculaire généralisée, une hypertrophie apparente des mollets, s'aggravant au cours de la croissance et entrainant la mort en quelques décennies par troubles respiratoires. 1, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Duchenne%20de%20Boulogne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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