Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine)

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Superficial anterior muscles

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine)

Alternative Names:

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Symptoms:

Facial muscle weakness
- Eyelid drooping
- Inability to whistle
- Decreased facial expression
- Depressed or angry facial expression
- Difficulty pronouncing words
Shoulder weakness
- Difficulty working with the arms raised
- Sloping shoulders
- Pronounced shoulder blades (scapular winging)
Hearing loss (rare)
Abnormal heart rhythm (rare)

Signs and tests:

A physical examination reveals weakness of the facial and shoulder muscles. Other body symptoms are rare. High blood pressure may occur but is usually mild.

A serum creatine kinase test may be slightly elevated.
An EMG (electromyography) may be nonspecific, or may have mixed features of muscle and nerve involvement.
A muscle biopsy may be nonspecific, or may confirm the diagnosis.
A hearing test may indicate hearing loss.
An electrocardiogram (EKG) may indicate abnormal heart rhythm.
An eye exam may show changes in the blood vessels in the back of the eye.