Question 172 · LEK · Muscular dystrophies
Which of the following diagnoses should be considered the most probable in a boy over 2 years of age with increased levels of transaminases and phosphocreatine kinase if the mother reports that her son is clumsy?
- A. labyrinthine disorders accompanying viral infection.
- B. benign joint hypermobility syndrome.
- C. Ebstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
- D. parasite infestation.
- E. muscular dystrophy.
Hint
Raised 'liver enzymes' together with high CK in a clumsy boy — consider which tissue the transaminases are really coming from.
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