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Title: | Morquio syndrome: a case report | Autores: | Ramphul, K. González Mejías, Stephanie Ramphul, Y. |
Researchers (UNIBE): | González Mejías, Stephanie | Affiliations: | Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud | Research area: | Ciencias de la Salud | Keywords: | Morquio syndrome; Mucopolysaccharidosis | Issue Date: | 2018 | Publisher: | Cureus, Inc. | Source: | Cureus, 10(3), e2270 | Journal: | Cureus | Volume: | 10 | Issue: | 3 | Start page: | e2270 | Abstract: | Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV (MPS IV), also known as Morquio syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease. The main features include skeletal defects and possible cardiopulmonary complications. The cost of diagnosing and treating this condition is high, and treatment is not easily available everywhere. We present a case of Morquio syndrome seen in a seven-year-old male from Iraq with multiple skeletal deformities. |
URI: | http://cris.unibe.edu.do/handle/123456789/309 | DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.2270 |
Appears in Collections: | Publicaciones del Área de Salud - Medicina |
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