Post-Partum Cardiomyopathy in a Duchenne Carrier: A Case Report

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked disease and the carriers are almost asymptomatic but rarely, they may present with muscular and even cardiac manifestations.

This report presents a 41-year-old female case as a carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy who presented at our centre with cardiomyopathy, 2.5 months after delivery. Three differential diagnoses including DCM, postpartum cardiomyopathy and cardiomyopathy due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy were considered for this case. According to findings of patient’s CMR, cardiomyopathy due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy was recognized as the most probable disease in this case.

Based on the undertaken investigations, screening with cardiac MRI and echocardiography is recommended for carriers.