Odinaka Kelechi Kenneth, Nwolisa Emeka Charles
Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre Owerri, Nigeria.
Department of Paediatrics Federal Medical Centre Owerri, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Oct 30;19:227. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.227.3137. eCollection 2014.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive genetic disease with no cure at present. Children suffering from this disease eventually become wheelchair bound and die in their late teens. Paediatricians caring for the child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in resource poor settings face a lot challenges. These challenges include: poverty, inadequate multidisciplinary care, emotional burn-out of parents and lack of facilities for dystrophin assay or genetic testing.
杜氏肌营养不良症是一种目前无法治愈的进行性遗传疾病。患有这种疾病的儿童最终会依赖轮椅,并在十几岁后期死亡。在资源匮乏地区照顾患有杜氏肌营养不良症儿童的儿科医生面临诸多挑战。这些挑战包括:贫困、多学科护理不足、父母情绪倦怠以及缺乏进行肌营养不良蛋白检测或基因检测的设施。