McArdle's Disease Presenting as Unexplained Dyspnea in a Young Woman

McArdle's disease is a rare, inherited deficiency of myophosphorylase, an enzyme required for the utilization of glycogen. Patients with myophosphorylase deficiency classically present with exercise intolerance, leg pain and muscle fatigue. The case of a young woman with exertional dyspnea and...

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Main Authors: Nha Voduc, Katherine A Webb, Christine D'Arsigny, Ian McBride, Denis E O'Donnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/934024
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