An unusual form of Gaucher’s disease: pulmonary and cardiovascular involvement and cholelitiasis

Central European Journal of Medicine - Tập 5 - Trang 495-498 - 2009
Meltem Ceyhan1, Fatma Cakmak Celik2, Muzaffer Elmali1, Nevzat Gurmen1
1Departments of Radiology Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
2Departments of Pediatrics Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

Tóm tắt

Gaucher’s disease is an inherited storage disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Although the hepatic manifestations are seen frequently, pulmonary and cardiovascular involvements are known to be very rare in Gaucher’s disease. This report presents these rare findings made by conventional radiography, computerized tomography (CT), and High-resolution CT (HRCT) of a 16-year-old female patient with fatal Gaucher’s disease.

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