A Child Presenting with Recurrent Corneal Ulcers: Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy IV (HSAN IV).

HSAN NTRK1 anhidrosis corneal ulcers

Journal

Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)
ISSN: 0165-8107
Titre abrégé: Neuroophthalmology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8408966

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Historique:
received: 16 04 2018
revised: 24 07 2018
accepted: 28 07 2018
entrez: 20 11 2019
pubmed: 22 8 2018
medline: 22 8 2018
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy IV (HSAN IV) or Congenital Insensitivity to pain and Anhidrosis is an autosomal recessive condition. It is characterized by absence of reaction to painful stimuli, anhidrosis, self-mutilating behaviour and episodic fever. We report a child with HSAN IV who presented primarily with recurrent corneal ulcers and the classical history helped us clinch the diagnosis. Molecular testing revealed a homozygous pathogenic frameshift mutation in

Identifiants

pubmed: 31741675
doi: 10.1080/01658107.2018.1506937
pii: 1506937
pmc: PMC6844510
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

310-312

Informations de copyright

© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Auteurs

Beena Suresh (B)

Department of Clinical Genetics, Mediscan Systems, Chennai, India.

Vaishnavi Reddy (V)

Department of Clinical Genetics, Mediscan Systems, Chennai, India.

Ingo Kurth (I)

Institut für Humangenetik, der RWTH Aachen, Germany.

Sujatha Jagadeesh (S)

Department of Clinical Genetics, Mediscan Systems, Chennai, India.

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