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Distrofia muscular facioescapulohumeral - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Distrofia muscular de Landouzy-Dejerine

Definición:

Es una debilidad muscular progresiva y pérdida de tejido muscular.

Ver también: distrofia muscular

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La distrofia muscular facioescapulohumeral afecta la parte superior del cuerpo, a diferencia de la distrofia muscular de Duchenne y la distrofia muscular de Becker, que afectan la parte inferior del mismo.

La distrofia muscular facioescapulohumeral es un trastorno genético, se da tanto en hombres como en mujeres y se puede desarrollar en un niño si cualquiera de los padres es portador del gen para dicho trastorno.

La distrofia muscular facioescapulohumeral se presenta aproximadamente 5 de cada 100.000 personas y afecta por igual a hombres y mujeres.

Músculos superficiales anteriores

Fecha de revisión: 4/7/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy, ELS. Previously reviewed by Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (5/16/2007).
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Muscular Dystrophies. Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. St. Louis, MO: WB Saunders; 2007;chap 608.

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