Title
H syndrome: First reported paediatric case in Latin America
Other title
Síndrome H: primer caso pediátrico reportado en América Latina
Date Issued
01 November 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Trubnykova M.
Polar Córdoba V.
Ramos Diaz K.
Aviles Alfaro N.
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de Pediatria
Abstract
Introduction H Syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disease, with a multisystemic character and which can be identified in early childhood, offering the opportunity of specific treatment and genetic counselling. Objective To present a clinical case with “typical” characteristics of H Syndrome. Clinical case The case is presented of an 8-year-old male patient who presented with testicular tumours and skin lesions characterised by hyperpigmentation with hypertrichosis, language delay, short stature, and joint deformities. He also presented with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, anaemia, hypergammaglobulinaemia, and bone disorders. Histopathology studies of the skin and testicular masses reported lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. Sequencing analysis of gene SLC29A3 showed the homozygote mutation c.1087 C>T (p.Arg363Trp; rs387907067). Conclusions These findings are consistent with H syndrome, and this is the first reported case in Latin America. The key to the diagnosis is the finding of hyperpigmentation with hypertrichosis.
Start page
494
End page
499
Volume
87
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84997777025
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Chilena de Pediatria
ISSN of the container
03704106
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