Question

Case Study: Parents of a 3-year-old boy noticed that their son had a waddling gait, fell frequently and had difficulty getting up again, and was not able to run. By age five, there was progressive muscular weakness and muscle wasting, and weakness of the trunk muscles led to abnormal posture. By age 9 he was confined to a wheelchair. Contractures appeared, first in the feet, as the gastrocnemius muscles tightened.1. This hereditary X-linked recessive disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness is ______.2. What does dystrophy mean? Why is this term used to describe this case?

Answer 1

Answer:

Muscular dystrophy

Explanation:

Muscular dystrophy is an inheritable genetic condition that involves mutations in genes that encodes the production of muscle proteins to build and to preserve healthy proteins. The disease is characterised by progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.

Dystrophy is referred to as a disorder in which the a tissue or an orgasm progressively wastes away. Thé dystrophy term is used because the disease involves the gradual and progressive wasting away of the muscle which is a type of tissue causing muscular weakness allowing the child to experience these symptoms.