Pregnant with Steinert's disease. presentation of a case
Abstract
A case report of Steinert's disease is made in a 24-year-old woman with a diagnosis made by the clinic, complementary blood tests, electromyography and muscle biopsy, who comes with a pregnancy of approximately 32 weeks almost asymptomatic, with myotonia or phenomenon Steinert's in both hands and slight symptoms of weakness when making physical efforts. A cesarean section was performed at 39.3 weeks, with good results for the mother; the newborn was male with an apgar score of 9/9, weighing 2650 grams and without stigmas of having inherited the severe neonatal form of this disease.Downloads
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