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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2011; 09(01): 097-099
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2010-0438
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome with exceptionally elevated creatine phosphokinase levels

Rajniti Prasad
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Roopali Mittal
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Om Prakash Mishra
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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18 October 2009

26 November 2009

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

A 13-year-old female child presented to us with enlargement of calf muscle of both lower limb and later diagnosed as hypothyroid myopathy i.e. Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome. She had extremely high levels of serum creatine phosphokinase. With thyroid replacement therapy, her creatine phosphokinase and myopathy resolved in 3 months.

Keywords

Hypothyroidism - myopathy - creatine phosphokinase