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What Causes Extremely Thin Legs?
I have a cousin 21 years old now with thin legs on both legs. He has very little or no muscles on both thin legs. This started when he was 16 years old. The problem is he is in a third world country. I am not sure he has been properly diagonozed. What could he be possibly suffering from?
Sat, 11 Aug 2018
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It may be due to congenital diseases or muscular dystrophy or polio myelitis or disc or spinal cord compression or peripheral neuropathy or leprosy etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Take him to the doctor they will examine and treat the root cause.
Hope I have answered your question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advise.
It may be due to congenital diseases or muscular dystrophy or polio myelitis or disc or spinal cord compression or peripheral neuropathy or leprosy etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Take him to the doctor they will examine and treat the root cause.
Hope I have answered your question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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