The records of 52 children with Niemann-Pick disease type C were reviewed to establish whether the disease process and outcome varied with the initial clinical pattern; 34 children (65%) had cholestatic liver disease and hepatosplenomegaly in…
Four infants with stiff skin and painful joint contractures in the first few months of life are described. Other features included small papules, particularly on the face and trunk, perianal nodules, hyperpigmentation over the metacarpophalangeal…
Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudoobstruction is a serious disorder of intestinal neuromuscular function resulting in recurrent episodes of intestinal obstruction, and is caused by primary disease of the enteric nerves or enteric smooth muscle.…
