Niemann-Pick Disease Type B in a 21 Year Old Male.
Niemann-pick disease is a group of autosomal recessive disorder of lipid storage with progressive accumulation of sphingomyelin and other lipids in the lysosomes of various tissues. We are reporting a 21 year old male who had hepatosplenomegaly, cherry red macula and normal cognitive function. Bone marrow biopsy showed plenty of foam cells and sphingomyelinase level was low, thus conforming our diagnosis. Survival into adulthood and absence of gross neurological involvement suggests Niemann-Pick disease type B.
Dr Md Azizul Haque, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh; E-mail: drazadbd@gmail.com.
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D001459:Bangladesh; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052537:Niemann-Pick Disease, Type B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult