Dysferlinopathy presenting as rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.

J Child Neurol

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Published: April 2013

Dysferlinopathies are a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive muscle disorders resulting from defects or deficiencies in dysferlin. Reported phenotypes range from isolated hyperCKemia to muscular dystrophy. We present a 15-year-old male adolescent who was diagnosed with a dysferlinopathy after presenting with acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis.

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