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X-linked myotubular myopathy and chylothorax.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Feb 2008
Smets Koenraad
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myotubular myopathy usually presents at birth with hypotonia and respiratory distress. Phenotypic presentation, however, can be extreme variable. We report on a newborn baby, who presented with the severe form of the disease. In the second week of life, he developed a clinically relevant chylothorax, needing drainage and treatment with octreotide acetate. Pleural effusions are frequently described in...
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