Cholesteryl ester storage disease. Report of a case.
Abstract
Cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) is a rare disorder of familial incidence characterized by the accumulation of cholesteryl ester and triglycerides in the liver, intestine and bone marrow. Until now only 21 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 9 months old girl presenting with increased abdominal girth. She had normal liver function tests and increased cholesterol and triglycerides serum levels. The liver biopsy showed many cholesterol cristals seen as needle shaped cristals under polarized light. This is the youngest patient being diagnosed clinically in the literature.
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Coelho, C. A.; Balarin, M. A.; Coelho, Kunie Iabuki Rabello. Cholesteryl ester storage disease. Report of a case.. Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, v. 24, n. 3-4, p. 184-187, 1987. Available at: <http://hdl.handle.net/11449/63810>.
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