| Wolman's disease |
Wolman's disease or Wolmans syndrom is a rare (named after Moshe Wolman) , inborn metabolic disorder (lipidosis) in which infants develop hepatosplenomegaly, calcification of the adrenal glands, and foam cells in the bone marrow and other tissues. Inclusion bodies of lipid droplets can be seen in the circulating white cells. After a few weeks when the child is mentally bright and alert it manifests in the first few weeks of life with failure to thrive, diarrhoea, vomiting. ...
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| Wolman disease |
see under disease.
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| Wolman's d. |
a lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the lysosomal sterol esterase, with onset in early infancy and death before one year of age. Clinical features include hepatosplenomegaly, steatorrhea, abdominal distension, anemia, inanition, and adrenal calcification. Called also primary familial or Wolman xanthomatosis.
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