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What Causes A Weird Shaped Calf Muscle?
Question: My calf muscles are shaped werid. Is there a medical reasom for this?
Brief Answer:
Rare disease of muscular dystrophy leads to abnormal calf muscles.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have read your query,
There is possibility of abnormal fat on calf leading to feeling of weird calf.
If you can send clinical photo in standing then I may help you better.
Rare disease of muscular dystrophy leads to abnormal calf muscles.
Calf muscles initially enlarge and the enlarged muscle tissue is eventually replaced with fat and connective tissue (pseudo hypertrophy) in muscular dystrophy.
Your treating doctor can rule out muscular dystrophy.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Rare disease of muscular dystrophy leads to abnormal calf muscles.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have read your query,
There is possibility of abnormal fat on calf leading to feeling of weird calf.
If you can send clinical photo in standing then I may help you better.
Rare disease of muscular dystrophy leads to abnormal calf muscles.
Calf muscles initially enlarge and the enlarged muscle tissue is eventually replaced with fat and connective tissue (pseudo hypertrophy) in muscular dystrophy.
Your treating doctor can rule out muscular dystrophy.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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