Cho Sang-Cheol, Yoo Han-Wook, Lee Jae Won, Jang Jeong Yoon, Heo Ran, Song Jong-Min
Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics Clinic and Laboratory, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2016 Dec;24(4):324-328. doi: 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.4.324. Epub 2016 Dec 28.
A 71-year-old female who was diagnosed with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since 1999 presented with dyspnea and severe edema on both legs. For the management of her symptom, cardiac surgery including tricuspid annuloplasty, Maze operation and right atrial reduction plasty was performed. During follow-up after cardiac surgery, a plasma α-galactosidase activity was checked for the screening of Fabry disease and the result was around lower normal limit. DNA analysis was implemented for confirmation and it revealed a heterozygote α-galactosidase mutation at exon 6 [c.901C>T (p.Arg301Ter)]. This case suggests that Fabry disease might be easily undetected, and clinical suspicion is critical.
一名自1999年起被诊断为非梗阻性肥厚型心肌病的71岁女性,出现呼吸困难和双下肢严重水肿。为了治疗她的症状,进行了包括三尖瓣环成形术、迷宫手术和右心房缩小整形术在内的心脏手术。在心脏手术后的随访期间,检查了血浆α-半乳糖苷酶活性以筛查法布里病,结果接近正常下限。进行了DNA分析以进行确认,结果显示外显子6处存在杂合子α-半乳糖苷酶突变[c.901C>T (p.Arg301Ter)]。该病例表明法布里病可能很容易被漏诊,临床怀疑至关重要。