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On the eve of world FSHD day (June 20), lets look at Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy / THREAD (1/60) #WorldFSHDDay #FSHD #neuromuscular #dystrophy 
FSHD is one of the MC muscular dystrophies (third MC after DMD and myotonic dystrophy overall and second MC in adults). Still, it’s a rare disease, but if you are seeing neuromuscular patients, you are likely to see FSHD very often pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25122204/
Name is derived from the pattern of muscle involvement➡️ facial, the muscles around the scapula and those overlying humerus. But it also involves trunk and leg muscles. (3/50)
