8C70.5
Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
Distrofia muscular escapuloperoneal
CategoryDefinition
Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophies are a group of genetically heterogeneous myopathies characterised by progressive weakness and wasting of scapular and anterior leg muscles. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a classic scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy associated with early contractures and cardiac arrhythmia, but other muscle disorders can also present with a scapuloperoneal phenotype.
Exclusions
- Secondary myopathies
- Myasthenia gravis or certain specified neuromuscular junction disorders
Index Terms
Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophyErb muscular dystrophybenign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contracturesscapuloperoneal syndromescapuloperoneal dystrophyErb pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophyscapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures