| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2022 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 6 | Page : 625-628 |
Fabry disease: Report of two cases with uncommon presentation
Pallavi Prasad1, Anshima Singh1, Monika Yachha2, Vinita Agrawal1, Rakesh Pandey1, Manoj Jain1, Dharmendra Bhadauria2
1 Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Pallavi Prasad
Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_263_21
Fabry disease (FD) is a rare, lysosomal storage disorder characterized by multiorgan accumulation of predominantly globotriaosylceramide (GL3) and its metabolite. Resulting renal, cardiac, and cerebrovascular complications are crucial causes of morbidity and mortality in FD. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) shows promising outcomes for these patients, provided that therapy is initiated early. Thus, precise and early diagnosis of the disease is a pivotal factor determining the corollary of the disease. We report two cases of young adult males who presented to the nephrology department with proteinuria. A kidney biopsy was performed in both cases, which was suggestive of FD. The final conclusive diagnosis of FD was provided by electron microscopy.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
|
Editorial Board
