In which of the following disease the given appearance of calves is seen?: (A) Spinal muscular dystrophy, (B) Muscular dystrophy, (C) Myopathy, (D) Peripheral neuropathy
Answer is B. Ans. B. Muscular dystrophy* The given image shows Pseudohypertrophy of the calves. This is characteristic of Duchenne Muscular dystrophy.* In DMD due to the weakness of proximal thigh muscles there is compensatory hypertrophy of the distal calf muscle.* This is pseudo hypertrophy as there is only a deposition of fat and connective tissue and not true hypertrophy of muscles.