title: Acute gastroparesis in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
abstract: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disease. Clinical descriptions of the disorder focus principally on skeletal muscle degeneration. Another manifestation, which involves the gastrointestinal tract, may be fatal. But its prevalence remains undefined. We report here a case of acute gastroparesis associated with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. In our case, the patient's symptoms were improved by prokinetic agents and timely decompression in life-threatening acute gastric dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D003287:Contrast Media; D003664:Decompression; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents