title: Challenges in the management of the child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a resource poor setting:a case report.
abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive genetic disease with no cure at present. Children suffering from this disease eventually become wheelchair bound and die in their late teens. Paediatricians caring for the child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in resource poor settings face a lot challenges. These challenges include: poverty, inadequate multidisciplinary care, emotional burn-out of parents and lack of facilities for dystrophin assay or genetic testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Kelechi Kenneth
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Odinaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics Federal Medical Centre Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Emeka Charles
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Nwolisa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000032:analysis*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011203:Poverty
chemical_list: D016189:Dystrophin
keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; genetic; paediatricians
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