Mucopolysaccharidoses and Other Lysosomal Storage Diseases - 17/04/13
, Cinzia Maria Bellettato, PhD b, Nesrin Karabul, MD a, Maurizio Scarpa, MD, PhD bRésumé |
Mucopolysaccharidosis and other lysosomal storage diseases are rare, chronic, and progressive inherited diseases caused by a deficit of lysosomal enzymes. Patients are affected by a wide variety of symptoms. For some lysosomal storage diseases, effective treatments to arrest disease progression, or slow the pathologic process, and increase patient life expectancy are available or being developed. Timely diagnosis is crucial. Rheumatologists, orthopedics, and neurologists are commonly consulted due to unspecific musculoskeletal signs and symptoms. Pain, stiffness, contractures of joints in absence of clinical signs of inflammation, bone pain or abnormalities, osteopenia, osteonecrosis, secondary osteoarthritis or hip dysplasia are the alerting symptoms that should induce suspicion of a lysosomal storage disease.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Lysosomal storage diseases, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Joint stiffness, Joint contractures, Dysostosis multiplex, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Hip dysplasia
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| Conflict of Interest: C. Lampe and N. Karabul received unrestricted research grants from Biomarin, Shire, and Genzyme. M. Scarpa received unrestricted research grants from Biomarin, Shire, Genzyme, and Actelion. C.M. Bellettato has no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 39 - N° 2
P. 431-455 - mai 2013 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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