Open AccessAcute pulmonary edema as the inaugural symptom of Becker's muscular dystrophy in a 19‐year‐old patient
Author(s) -
Borgeat A.,
Goy J. J.,
Sigwart U.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960100209
Subject(s) - medicine , muscular dystrophy , heart failure , pulmonary edema , edema , cardiology , acute pulmonary edema , dystrophy , peripheral edema , lung , pathology , adverse effect
A 19‐year‐old male presenting with acute pulmonary edema and severe biventricular heart failure was diagnosed as having Becker's muscular dystrophy. This case is remarkable in that congestive heart failure had not been largely preceded by neuromuscular symptoms.