Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

MALNUTRITION TURNED INTO MENKES DISEASE: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Archan Sil, Dr. Kaustav Nayek

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 We report a six month old male infant who was referred to our institute as a case of malnutrition. The child had recurrent episodes of convulsion, developmental delay and hypotonia. He had history of hospital admission twice before due to pneumonia and convulsion. The child had cherubic appearance with ittle, sparse, hypopigmented scalp hairs. Microscopic examination of those hairs showed pili torti (twisted pattern). MR angiography revealed tortuous cereal blood vessels (hairpin bending). Finally, low serum copper level helped to reach the diagnosis of Menkes disease. The child was treated symptomatically

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Dr. Archan Sil, Dr. Kaustav Nayek MALNUTRITION TURNED INTO MENKES DISEASE: A CASE REPORT International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 |September 2016

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