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FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy
1, record 1, English, Landouzy%2DDejerine%20dystrophy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 2, record 1, English, facioscapulohumeral%20muscular%20dystrophy
correct
- facioscapulohumeral muscular atrophy 1, record 1, English, facioscapulohumeral%20muscular%20atrophy
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a relatively benign autosomal dominant form of muscular dystrophy in which there is marked atrophy of the muscles of the face, shoulder girdle, and arm, producing a facial expression called myopathic face. 1, record 1, English, - Landouzy%2DDejerine%20dystrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myopathie facio-scapulo-humérale de Landouzy Déjerine
1, record 1, French, myopathie%20facio%2Dscapulo%2Dhum%C3%A9rale%20de%20Landouzy%20D%C3%A9jerine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- myopathie facio-scapulo-humérale 2, record 1, French, myopathie%20facio%2Dscapulo%2Dhum%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- FSH 3, record 1, French, FSH
feminine noun
- FSH 3, record 1, French, FSH
- myopathie de Landouzy-Déjerine 4, record 1, French, myopathie%20de%20Landouzy%2DD%C3%A9jerine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux entités également toutes deux fréquentes sont à envisager : myopathie facio-scapulo-humérale (FSH) et dystrophie myotonique de Steinert. La FSH, encore appelée myopathie de Landouzy-Déjerine, débute habituellement dans la deuxième décennie et se manifeste par une atteinte musculaire asymétrique et sélective affectant la face (orbiculaires, muscles des joues et des lèvres), la ceinture scapulaire (fixateurs de l'omoplate avec respect relatif des deltoïdes). 4, record 1, French, - myopathie%20facio%2Dscapulo%2Dhum%C3%A9rale%20de%20Landouzy%20D%C3%A9jerine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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