Gaucher's disease in a black child in South Africa. A case report.
A 7-year-old Black boy presented with massive splenomegaly and a tendency to haemorrhage due to type 1 Gaucher's disease. After splenectomy he became asymptomatic and the haematological parameters returned to normal. Although type 1 Gaucher's disease has been described in adult Blacks, it has not been reported previously in a Black child in southern Africa.
D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013019:South Africa