Duchenne's disease
Duchenne's disease
[du-shenz´]Duchenne's disease
Any of a number of conditions described by or otherwise linked to Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (1806–1875):(1) Duchenne muscular dystrophy, see there;
(2) Progressive muscular atrophy, see there (also known as Aran-Duchenne disease);
(3) Erb-Duchenne paralysis, upper brachial plexus paralysis;
(4) Tabes dorsalis, see there;
(5) Spinal muscle atrophy, see there.