Difference between revisions of "Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency"

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==General==
==General==
*Diagnosis clinical: dried blood spot testing.
*Diagnosis clinical: dried blood spot testing.
==Gross==
*[[Hepatomegaly]].


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

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Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, abbreviated as LAL-D, is a lysosomal storage disorder that is inherited autosomal recessive.[1]

General

  • Diagnosis clinical: dried blood spot testing.

Gross

Microscopic

Features:

  • Microvesicular or mixed steatosis (microvesicular and macrovesicular).

DDx:

See also

References

  1. Reiner, Ž.; Guardamagna, O.; Nair, D.; Soran, H.; Hovingh, K.; Bertolini, S.; Jones, S.; Ćorić, M. et al. (Jul 2014). "Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency--an under-recognized cause of dyslipidaemia and liver dysfunction.". Atherosclerosis 235 (1): 21-30. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.04.003. PMID 24792990.