[Camptocornia presenting with a proximal myotonic myopathy]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2003 Jul;159(6-7 Pt 1):678-80.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a 74-year-old patient who presented with an anterior inflexion of the trunk which increased during the day. His past medical history included treatment for hypothyroidism, a cure of cataracts and an increase of gammaGT. This camptocormic attitude revealed a proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM). Clinical and paraclinical arguments (hypothyroidism, cataracts, weakness, EMG, muscle biopsy, biology) led to diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electromyography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Rigidity / diagnosis
  • Muscle Rigidity / etiology*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Myotonic Disorders / complications*
  • Myotonic Disorders / pathology*