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Query: UMLS:C0026850 (muscular dystrophy)
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Myofibrillar protein catabolism has been calculated in a variety of neuromuscular diseases from the amount of 3-methylhistidine excreted in the urine. It was found to be significantly raised in Duchenne type muscular dystrophy, motor neurone disease, polymyositis, and thyrotoxic myopathy. In Becker type muscular dystrophy the level was slightly raised. It was normal in scapuloperoneal and limb girdle dystrophy, dystrophia myotonica, extrapyramidal disease, and multiple sclerosis. It was significantly decreased in hypothyroid myopathy.
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PMID:3-Methylhistidine excretion as an index of myofibrillar protein catabolism in neuromuscular disease. 46 61

The clinical features and management of a 7-year-old boy who presented with Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome (KDSS) are described. KDSS is a rare complication of the long-standing, untreated congenital hypothyroidism. It can be encountered in clinical practice in countries where neonatal screening program of hypothyroidism is not yet applied. The condition could clinically mimic muscular dystrophy, and should be recognized, as it is a reversible condition upon simple and straightforward treatment by thyroxin.
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PMID:A rare complication of untreated congenital hypothyroidism in a Sudanese child. 3079 3