title: Generalized hypertrophic myopathy associated with chorioretinal dystrophy and struma lymphomatosa--a case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a girl suffering from generalized hypertrophic myopathy and chorioretinal dystrophy since early infancy. A muscle biopsy taken at age seven revealed a general enlargement of the muscle fibers with a concomitant extensive degeneration of myofibrils. At age fourteen, the patient developed a struma lymphomatosa (Hashimoto). This report is the first describing an association of these three diseases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*