What is the diagnosis of this patient?
Correct Answer: Muscular dystrophy
Description: The image shows pseudo-hyperophy of calf muscles seen in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. Causes of pseudo-hyperophy of calf muscles 1. Dystrophinopathy like Becker's and Duchenne's 2. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 3. Spinal muscular atrophy 4. Glycogen storage disorders 5. Myxedema in Hypothyroidism 6. Sarcoidosis, Cysticercosis, and amyloidosis 7. Focal myositis 8. Ruptured muscle tendon 9. A muscle tumor or a muscle hernia
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