title: Acute pulmonary edema as the inaugural symptom of Becker's muscular dystrophy in a 19-year-old patient.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*