Fabry's disease--a rare cause of sudden death.
A case of Fabry's disease, an X-linked in-born error of metabolism, presenting as a sudden death in an elderly female, is reported, along with a review of the literature. The pathological findings of the cellular vacuolation and the characteristic inclusion bodies in the tissues are described.
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Department of Forensic Medicine, St James's University Hospital, University of Leeds.
D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology*; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology