| A Chinese adolescent girl with Fechtner-like syndrome. | |
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PMID: 9686669 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We describe a 15-y-old girl with Fechtner-like syndrome, who is the first Chinese reported to have this rare syndrome. She presented with left homonymous hemianopia and neuroimaging revealed haemorrhage in both parietal and occipital lobes. Peripheral blood smear showed macrothrombocytopenia and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies inside leucocytes. Thrombocytopenia and proteinuria responded to intravenous immunoglobulin and pulsed methylprednisolone. This case illustrates that life-threatening haemorrhage can occur in patients with Fechtner syndrome. Although there was no effective treatment reported in the literature, high dose steroid and immunoglobulin seemed to be useful in our patient. Our patient also had nephritic-nephrotic syndrome with renal insufficiency, which is unusual in adolescent female patients. |
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Authors:
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T F Leung; W C Tsoi; C K Li; K W Chik; M M Shing; P M Yuen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 87 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 1998 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-10-06 Completed Date: 1998-10-06 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: NORWAY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 705-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin. |
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Adolescent Cataract* / diagnosis Cerebral Hemorrhage* / diagnosis China / ethnology Cytoplasm / ultrastructure Deafness* / diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Glaucoma* / diagnosis Hong Kong Humans Leukocytes / ultrastructure Nephritis* / diagnosis Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic* / diagnosis Syndrome |
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