Which complication or association is classically linked with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Step 1: Dilated cardiomyopathy is classically linked with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Answer
Dilated cardiomyopathy.
Why not the others: 'Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy': it is a separate inherited heart disease. 'Rheumatic mitral stenosis': it follows rheumatic fever. 'Aortic root dilatation': it belongs to Marfan syndrome.
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