[McArdle's disease].

Abstract

Glycogenosis type V (McArdle disease) is a serious metabolic disorder with an exercise intolerance, myalgia, early fatigue and stiffness of exercising muscles, relieved++ by rest. The authors present a case report of patient with McArdle's disease, and diagnostic procedures which can be used in different diagnostic of metabolic myopathies, especially between myoadenylate deaminase deficiency and different types of gly(geno)lytic myopathies. The importance of "ischemic forearm test" and muscle biopsy is emphasized.

• Authors: D V Lavrnić, D Svetković, S Apostolski, V Rakocević-Stojanović, R Trikić
• Journal: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo (Srp Arh Celok Lek) 1992 Jul-Aug Vol. 120 Issue 7-8 Pg. 255-8 ISSN: 0370-8179 [Print] Serbia
• Vernacular Title: Mak Ardlova (McArdle) bolest.
• PMID: 1306014 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Glycogen Storage Disease Type V (diagnosis, pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Muscles (pathology)