title: [Metachromatic leukodystrophy. Report of a case].
abstract: A case of metachromatic leucodystrophy in a three years old female patient is reported. Histopathological examination revealed metachromatic inclusions within the cytoplasms of the neurons, which led the authors to comment on the physiopathogenesis of this disease, grouping it in category of the lipidoses.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007966:Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013433:Sulfoglycosphingolipids / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013433:Sulfoglycosphingolipids
vernacular_title: Leucodistrofia metacromática. Registro de um caso.