[Metachromatic leukodystrophy. Report of a case]. / Leucodistrofia metacromática. Registro de um caso.

ABSTRACT

A case of metachromatic leucodystrophy in a three years old female patient is reported. Histopathological examination revealed metachromatic inclusions within the cytoplasms of the neurons, which led the authors to comment on the physiopathogenesis of this disease, grouping it in category of the lipidoses.