Neonatal respiratory failure due to myotonic dystrophy.
Myotonic dystrophy should be included in the differential diagnosis of neonatal respiratory failure accompanied by hypotonia. The effect of this disorder in an infant who died from it 49 hours after birth is described, and the importance of examining the mother of a possible case is emphasized.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*