This patient presents with a mitochondrial myopathy since the disorder is inherited from the mother. Mitochondrial myopathies show “ragged red fibers” on muscle biopsy due to the accumulation of diseased mitochondria in the subsarcolemma of the muscle fiber.
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submitted by lianallado(0), 2019-06-16T19:21:38Z
This patient presents with a mitochondrial myopathy since the disorder is inherited from the mother. Mitochondrial myopathies show “ragged red fibers” on muscle biopsy due to the accumulation of diseased mitochondria in the subsarcolemma of the muscle fiber.