1. Prenatal sonographic findings in a case of Wolman's disease.
- Author
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Blitz MJ, Rochelson B, Sood M, Bialer MG, and Vohra N
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- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Fetal Diseases diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography, Prenatal methods, Wolman Disease diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
No published case of Wolman's disease has described the prenatal sonographic findings. We present a case in which a third-trimester sonographic examination demonstrated fetal hepatomegaly and bilateral adrenal echogenicity suggestive of diffuse calcification. Wolman's disease, also known as lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA) deficiency, is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by complete absence of the LIPA enzyme. The diagnosis of Wolman's disease was made postnatally by biochemical testing, which indicated absence of LIPA enzyme activity and gene sequencing, which confirmed homozygosity for the G66V mutation within the LIPA gene. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46:66-68, 2018., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2018
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