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Muscular dystrophy as a cause of unilateral scapular winging

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Shoulder weakness with unilateral scapular winging is a common issue that initially presents to the general physician, sports physician or rheumatologist. Although most of these cases are neurogenic in nature, it is important to consider alternative causes for unilateral scapular winging. Muscular dystrophies can present with marked asymmetry, the most typical being facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD). We describe a case of FSHD with a summary of the key clinical features to increase the awareness of this condition among physicians.

Source: Internal Medicine Journal

DOI: 10.1111/imj.16522

Authors: Mitchell J. Lycett, Seamus E. Dalton, Kishore R. Kumar, Karl Ng