Becker's muscular dystrophy: a case report
Seid, D.
Ethiopian Medical Journal 35(1): 63-65
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-1755 PMID: 9293149 Document Number: 482330
Two siblings, 24 and 20 years of age, developed proximal Muscular atrophy with distal hypertrophy starting at age 14 and 8 years, respectively. They were seen at St. Mary Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia, in 1996. The history and clinical picture fit with Becker's Muscular dystrophy.
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