Expert group consensus from the Arabian Peninsula on the diagnosis of Late Onset Pompe Disease for Orthopedists
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Objective and Method

Consensus based on literature supporting clinical presentation and recommendations
Literature Analysis on LOPD Symptoms (Orthopedics): Hierarchy of Evidence

Orthopedics-Specific
Clinical Presentation for Pediatric/Juvenile* LOPD Proposed During the First Meeting

Orthopedics-Specific
Clinical Presentation for Pediatric/Juvenile* LOPD Proposed During the First Meeting

Conclusion

Rheumatology-Specific
Recommendation
Testing for Pompe disease must be done if any one specialty-specific symptom plus elevated CK/LDH/ALT/AST or a family history of unexplained muscle weakness is present.
*The age of patients with pediatric/juvenile LOPD ranges from 1 to 17 years.