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[Myopathy associated with respiratory insufficiency: diagnostic difficulties in adult-onset Pompe disease].
Orvosi hetilap - 30 Jul 2006
Merkli Hajnalka, Pál Endre, Nagy Ferenc, Horváth Rita, Várdi Visy Katalin, Komoly Sámuel, Illés Zsolt
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Adult-onset acid maltase deficiency myopathy is a rare lysosomal storage disease with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. The disease can be manifested with respiratory insufficiency and fatigue. METHODS: A case of a 45-year-old male patient is presented, and difficulty in diagnosis is discussed. RESULTS: The patient had been repeatedly examined because of hypersomnia, dyspnea and fatigue...
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