51. Werner's syndrome.
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Keen, Abid and Hassan, Iffat
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WERNER'S syndrome , *PREMATURE aging (Medicine) , *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY , *VITAMIN C deficiency ,AGE factors in osteoporosis - Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 30-year-old unmarried female who was presented with baldness and premature graying of hair since the middle of her twenties. Physical examinations such as cardiovascular assessment, antibody profile, and echocardiography revealed normal results but noted at the radiograph scans of her lower limbs indicated osteoporosis. The patient was diagnosed with Werner's syndrome wherein she was administered on oral vitamin C supplementation.
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- 2012
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