Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by degeneration and atrophy of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles after a latent period of apparently normal development and function. The gastrointestinal manifestations start in the second decade of life and are mainly due to atrophy of smooth...

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Autores principales: Dhaliwal, Amaninder, Madiraju, Sarvani, Dhindsa, Banreet S, Hassen, Getaw W, Rochling, Fedja A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Genetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309032
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4609
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author Dhaliwal, Amaninder
Madiraju, Sarvani
Dhindsa, Banreet S
Hassen, Getaw W
Rochling, Fedja A
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Dhindsa, Banreet S
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description Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by degeneration and atrophy of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles after a latent period of apparently normal development and function. The gastrointestinal manifestations start in the second decade of life and are mainly due to atrophy of smooth muscle layers.( )Refractory gastroparesis and chronic constipation can lead to severe gastric and small bowel dilatation, which can be life threatening. Here, we present a case of a 21-year-old male with a gigantic stomach secondary to DMD resolved with conservative management and no surgical intervention.
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spelling pubmed-66092912019-07-15 Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Dhaliwal, Amaninder Madiraju, Sarvani Dhindsa, Banreet S Hassen, Getaw W Rochling, Fedja A Cureus Genetics Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by degeneration and atrophy of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles after a latent period of apparently normal development and function. The gastrointestinal manifestations start in the second decade of life and are mainly due to atrophy of smooth muscle layers.( )Refractory gastroparesis and chronic constipation can lead to severe gastric and small bowel dilatation, which can be life threatening. Here, we present a case of a 21-year-old male with a gigantic stomach secondary to DMD resolved with conservative management and no surgical intervention. Cureus 2019-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6609291/ /pubmed/31309032 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4609 Text en Copyright © 2019, Dhaliwal et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Dhaliwal, Amaninder
Madiraju, Sarvani
Dhindsa, Banreet S
Hassen, Getaw W
Rochling, Fedja A
Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
title Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
title_full Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
title_fullStr Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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title_short Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
title_sort gigantic stomach: a rare manifestation of duchenne muscular dystrophy
topic Genetics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309032
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4609
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