| Literature DB >> 24636010 |
Matthias Gautschi1, Laura Merlini2, Anne-Marie Calza3, Susan Hayflick4, Jean-Marc Nuoffer5, Joel Fluss6.
Abstract
Fucosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disease. A 14-year-old girl is presented, with recurrent infections, progressive dystonic movement disorder and mental retardation with onset in early childhood. The clinical picture was also marked by mild morphologic features, but absent dysostosis multiplex and organomegaly. MRI images at 6.5 years of age were reminiscent of pallidal iron deposition ("eye-of-the-tiger" sign) seen in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) disorders. Progressively spreading angiokeratoma corporis diffusum led to the correct diagnosis. This case extends the scope of clinical and neuroradiological manifestations of fucosidosis.Entities:
Keywords: Angiokeratoma; Dystonia; Fucosidosis; MRI; NBIA; Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24636010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2014.02.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Paediatr Neurol ISSN: 1090-3798 Impact factor: 3.140