Ceroid storage disease

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

A rare metabolic storage disease characterized by abnormal deposits of a waxy substance called ceroid lipofuscin in various parts of the body such as the liver, spleen and intestinal lining.^[1]

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Liver cirrhosis
Childhood death

Diagnosis

Symptoms

Liver failure

Laboratory Findings

Biopsy Findings

Ceroid deposits in the liver
Ceroid deposits in the spleen
Ceroid deposits in the intestinal lining

References

↑ http://www.checkorphan.org/disease/ceroid-storage-disease

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[1] ttp://www.checkorphan.org/disease/ceroid-storage-disease

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