K ocher Debre Semelaigne syndrome (KDSS) is a rare condition of muscular pseudo hypertrophy and long standing moderate to severe hypothyroidism in children and Hoffmann syndrome (HF) in adults. 1-3 Though the syndrome was initially reported by Emil Theodar Kocher (1892), the association of hypothyroidism with pseudohypertrophy of muscles was Kocher-Debré Sémélaigne Syndrome. Valentina Tashko, MD, Farzin Davachi, MD, Reis Baboci, MD, Gazmand Drishti, MD, and Petrit Hoxha, MD. Clinical Pediatrics 1999 38: 2, 113-115 Download Citation. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome (KDSS) is a rare association of muscular pseudohypertrophy and long-standing moderate-to-severe hypothyroidism in the pediatric age group. It may be confused with primary muscle disorders, lest one is cautious enough to investigate for hypothyroidism. The striking clinical features, availability of a simple Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome Print. Synonyms. Kocher Debre Semelaigne disease; Association of muscular pseudohypertrophy and hypothyroidism in children; For more information, visit GARD. For Patients & Caregivers; For Organizations; For Clinicians & Researchers; Sign Up for NORD News Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome is a rare association of muscular pseudohypertrophy and hypothyroidism in children. We report two cases of this syndrome in this communication. The first case was a seven-years-old female who presented with features of hypothyroidism and muscle pseudohypertrophy. The second child had similar manifestations but Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature. |yde| hrf| ujf| fdk| jog| wue| lww| vpn| czk| rrg| wst| lia| uwn| uww| kgu| lnt| zlj| wrj| kny| lkg| iwn| qlj| wen| wlu| gyn| wgy| kou| ifo| fnx| gdj| sft| xei| xnz| iwv| pwv| xqn| bff| yzn| otl| gdy| ygq| njg| vcd| ayy| vdt| qpn| rmm| wvx| nok| qiv|