Niemann–Pick disease
It denotes
to a cluster of congenital severe metabolic illnesses that permit sphingomyelin
to accumulate in lysosomes, which are organelles in animal cells.
Symptoms
Symptoms are
connected to the organs in which sphingomyelin accrues. Expansion of the liver
and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly) may reason abridged appetite, stomach swelling,
and discomfort.
Diagnosis
To identify
types A and B of Niemen-Pick ailment, a doctor will test the bone marrow or
blood to measure the quantity of ASM in white blood cells.
Treatment
No exact
cure is recognized for type A, but indications are preserved. In adult patients
with type B, doctors try to keep cholesterol stages depressed to usual levels.
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