Hurler syndrome: diagnostic journey in an orphan disease - case report

Autor: Charles Lourenco, Lucas Claro, Danae von-Holleben, Zumira Carneiro
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Residência Pediátrica. 11
ISSN: 2236-6814
DOI: 10.25060/residpediatr-2021.v11n3-200
Popis: OBJECTIVES: Promote the early detection of the disease through pertinent clinical findings in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis. CASE REPORT: Patient with MPS I with typical clinical signs of the disease from a very early age were diagnosed only at 22 months old and will begin enzymatic replacement therapy. DISCUSSION: The disease, the earlier it is detected, the better and more effective the treatment, which may be enzyme replacement therapy, or, in the last case, transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells.
Databáze: OpenAIRE