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ACM arq. catarin. med ; 41(2)abr.-mar. 2012. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-664841

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A distrofia miotônica tipo I (DM1) é considerada aforma mais comum de miopatia em adultos, sendo caracterizadaclinicamente por fraqueza muscular, evidênciasclínicas de miotonia e uma história familiarpositiva. Apresenta, no entanto, uma grande variabilidadefenotípica, podendo ser encontradas manifestaçõesclínicas multissistêmicas (cardíacas, endócrinas,gastrointestinais, oftalmológicas e cognitivas) que podemdificultar seu diagnóstico. Relato de caso: pacientemasculino de 26 anos iniciou há 10 anos com quadrode fraqueza em membros superiores e inferiores. Apósanos sem melhora clínica, confirmou-se o diagnósticode DM1. Neste relato de caso ressalta-se a importânciada história clínica e exame físico do paciente para odiagnóstico de DM1.


Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (dystrophic myotonia type1 or DM1) is a muscle disorder, inherited in an autosomaldominant fashion, characterized by muscle wastingand weakness associated with myotonia and a numberof other systemic abnormalities, including cardiological,endocrine, gastroenterological, ophthalmological anddevelopmental impairment. A 26-year-old male patient,started 10 years ago with progressive superior and inferiorlimb weakness, associated with agoraphobia. Initiallyhe received the diagnosis of panic disorder and he wastreated with antidepressants. After years without clinicalimprovement, the diagnosis of DM1 was confirmed.Few diseases are as easy to recognize as DM1 once thediagnosis is considered. Conversely, misdiagnosis occurswhen the presenting complaint may be unrelated to thebasic problem, with patients presenting themselves tomany different specialists.

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