Urologic abnormalities in Menkes' kinky hair disease: report of three cases.
J Pediatr Surg
; 32(5): 782-4, 1997 May.
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| ID: mdl-9165480
ABSTRACT
Menkes' kinky hair disease is a rare congenital disorder of copper metabolism with X-linked recessive inheritance. It is well known that it is frequently associated with urologic abnormalities. The authors experienced three such cases, but each of them was different. Multiple bladder diverticula, right vesico-ureteral reflux, and right hydronephrosis were noted on the first baby boy. In the second case, hematomas in the left kidney, pelvis, ureter and the adipose capsule, which were thought to be the abnormality of vessels, were noted in the neonatal period. In the third body, multiple bladder diverticular were noted at the age of 1 year. One year, 10 months later, a spontaneous rupture at the huge diverticulum occurred.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urinary Tract
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Abnormalities, Multiple
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Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Surg
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan