[Experience in the management of pediatric patients with Gaucher disease]. / Experiencia en el manejo de pacientes pediátricos con enfermedad de Gaucher.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
; 48(6): 653-6, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-21184722
ABSTRACT
Among lysosomal storage diseases, Gaucher disease depicts the highest rate of incidence, according with the international epidemiological reports. Gaucher disease is due to an impairing of the acid beta-glucosidase enzyme, since its lack promotes accumulation of the sphingolipid glucosylceramide at macrophages, leading to heterogeneous multiorganic damage (visceral, skeletal, and central nervous system affectation). This paper portrays a series of clinical cases of Gaucher disease with patients treated at the same city (Monterrey, Nuevo León), at the Paediatric Haematology Department of the Specialties General Hospital, UMAE 25, in Monterrey of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Gaucher disease is symptomatic since early childhood in a good proportion of patients. The patients in this serie was treated with enzyme replacement therapy, and share the typical overall features of the disease.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Gaucher
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article