Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease presenting as hydrops fetalis

Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Jun 10:21:110. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.110.7052. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease is very rare and is considered a variant of type 2 Gaucher disease that occurs in the neonatal period. The most distinct features of perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease are non-immune hydrops fetalis. Less common signs of the disease are hepatosplenomegaly, ichthyosis and arthrogryposis. We report a case of Gaucher's disease (type 2) diagnosed in a newborn who presented with Hydrops Fetalis.

Keywords: Gaucher disease; hydrops; lysosomal storage disorder; perinatal form.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthrogryposis / etiology
  • Female
  • Gaucher Disease / diagnosis*
  • Gaucher Disease / physiopathology
  • Hepatomegaly / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hydrops Fetalis / diagnosis
  • Hydrops Fetalis / etiology*
  • Ichthyosis / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Splenomegaly / etiology

Supplementary concepts

  • Gaucher Disease, Perinatal Lethal