Disseminated lipogranulomatosis.
Farber disease or disseminated lipogranulomatosis is a rare inherited disorder of lipid metabolism resulting from a defect in ceramide degradation. Because of the feature of nodular swellings around various joints, this may sometimes be confused with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We report a 4-year-old boy with Farber disease who presented with nodular swellings around the joint, angle of the mouth and conjunctiva, and was subsequently diagnosed to be a case of Farber Disease.
Mondal
R K
RK
Department of Pediatric Medicine and Department of Orthopedics, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India.
Nandi
M
M
Datta
S
S
Hira
M
M
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055577:Farber Lipogranulomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male