Niemann-pick disease with visceral and pulmonary involvement in a resource limited setting: A rare case report
Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by deficient lysosomal enzyme or faulty cholesterol transport. A 9-year-old male patient presented with 6 years of abdominal swelling, previously treated as tuberculosis. He exhibited hepatosplenomegaly, delayed growth, and pancytop...
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Main Authors: | Eyasu Wakjira Korsa, MD, Samuel Sisay Hailu, MD, Hewan Asfaw, MD, Hanna Damtew, MD, Daniel Zewdneh Solomon, MD |
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-03-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324012901 |
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