Growth retardation, hypogonadismus, hepatosplenomegalia, zinc- and iron deficiency, geofagia, changes in small intestinal mucosa and some congenital abnormalities are characteristics of the Prassad syndrome, which is rarely seen. In this case report we present a patient of our clinic, in whom we diagnosed the Prassad syndrome.
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December 1995
Pheochromocytoma is a rare disorder. It usually presents typical hypertensive crises due to katecholamine secretion. Some rare cases of pheochromocytoma have been described to secrete mostly adrenalin and cause characteristical attacks of hypotension and tachycardia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe DIDMOAD or so called Wolfram syndrome is a hereditary disease with autosomal-recessive transmission showing 4 main features: diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, nervus opticus atrophia and deafness. Beside this it shows multiple organ involvement. Our 38-year old male patient, showing all above mentioned features except deafness had urinary tract involvement and neurological symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 54 years old female patient with primary biliary cirrhosis and pernicious anemia is reported. Primary biliary cirrhosis has been reported with numerous other autoimmune disorders, but it has to our knowledge not previously been reported in association with pernicious anemia.
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