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[Pearson syndrome. Case report].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Sept 2011
Cammarata-Scalisi Francisco, López-Gallardo Ester, Emperador Sonia, Ruiz-Pesini Eduardo, Da Silva Gloria, Camacho Nolis, Montoya Julio
Abstract excerpt
Among the etiologies of anemia in the infancy, the mitochondrial cytopathies are infrequent. Pearson syndrome is diagnosed principally during the initial stages of life and it is characterized by refractory sideroblastic anemia with vacuolization of marrow progenitor cells, exocrine pancreatic dysfunction and variable neurologic, hepatic, renal and endocrine failures. We report the case of a 14 month-old girl...
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