title: Menkes kinky hair disease: A case report.
abstract: An eight month old male infant with protein energy malnutrition was admitted in the hospital with the history of repeated attacks of convulsion since four months of age. He was also suffering from frequent attacks of cough and cold since 6 months of age which was marked prior to admission. The infant had fair complexion, sparse fuzzy wooly hair with marked trunkal hypotonia. He had also mental retardation. Serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels were low, MRI showed prominent extraaxial spaces with gliosis, MR angiography revealed tortuosity of cerebral vessels. Microscopic examination of hair revealed pili torti. The patient was diagnosed as Menkes disease and treated symptomatically. For lack of facilities we were not able to do genetic study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan-713101, West Bengal, India. drasokdatta@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Asok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Taraknath
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authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Kaustav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Mrinalkanti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghosh
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