Review of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) for the Pediatricians in the Community.

The article discusses an inherited X-linked recessive disorder called duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) which involves symmetric muscle weakness and gait disturbance with onset in early childhood. It states that muscle diseases in clinical practice can be screened through creatine kinase (CK) because its levels increase in condition with active muscle fiber necrosis and injury. The differential diagnosis of the disease, the use of glucocorticoids for treatment and the long-term management of comorbid conditions are also noted.