Ceroid storage disease: Difference between revisions
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* [[Liver failure]] | * [[Liver failure]] | ||
===Laboratory | ===Laboratory Findings=== | ||
* Ceroid deposits in [[liver]] | * Ceroid deposits in [[liver]] | ||
* Ceroid deposits in [[spleen]] | * Ceroid deposits in [[spleen]] |
Revision as of 15:12, 30 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A rare metabolic storage disease characterized by the abnormal deposits of a waxy substance called ceroid lipfuscin in various parts of the body such as the liver, spleen and intestinal lining.[1]
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
- Childhood death
- Liver cirrhosis
Diagnosis
Symptoms
Laboratory Findings
- Ceroid deposits in liver
- Ceroid deposits in spleen
- Ceroid deposits in intestinal lining