CTICasesDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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Imaging findings
CT shows a chronic pericardial effusion and a significantly enlarged heart with dilated cardiac chambers. Diffuse soft tissue edema is noted in the chest wall, along with fatty atrophy of the paraspinal muscles and shoulder girdle muscles.
Key takeaways
Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy commonly develop dilated cardiomyopathy if they survive into their 20s or 30s. Characteristic findings on chest CT, such as dilated cardiac chambers, pericardial effusion, and diffuse fatty atrophy of chest wall and shoulder girdle muscles, can suggest the underlying diagnosis.
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