Becker muscular dystrophy: an unusual presentation.
A 15 year old boy who presented with passing painless dark urine was found to have myoglobinuria. His creatine phosphokinase was raised, and a muscle biopsy specimen showed non-specific dystrophic changes. Subsequent DNA analysis led to the diagnosis of Becker muscular dystrophy. Myoglobinuria may be a presenting symptom of Becker muscular dystrophy.
Department of Paediatrics, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology*