Macroglossia
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Macroglossia. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neuromuscular causes
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
- Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD)
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) types 2C and 2U
- Myasthenia gravis (MG)
- Motor neurone disease (MND)
- Inclusion body myositis (IBM)
- Polymyositis
- Pompe disease
- Hypothyroid myopathy (Hoffman syndrome)
- Focal myositis
Other neurological causes
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Dental causes
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Systemic causes
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Drug-induced
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References
- McKee HR, Escott E, Damm D, Kasarskis E. Macroglossia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. JAMA Neurol 2013; 70:1432-1435.
- Topouzelis N, Iliopoulos C, Kolokitha OE. Macroglossia. Int Dent J 2011; 61:63-69.
- Renard D, Humbertclaude V, Labauge P. Macroglossia in adult Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Acta Neurol Belg 2010; 110:288.
- Al-Zaidy SA, Malik V, Kneile K, et al. A slowly progressive form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C associated with founder mutation in the SGCG gene in Puerto Rican Hispanics. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2015; 3:92-98.
- Tasca G, Moro F, Aiello C, et al. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with α-dystroglycan deficiency and mutations in the ISPD gene. Neurology 2013; 80:963-965.
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