Ferreira Tátá Cláudia, Massas Margarida, Pinto Filipa, Caçador Nuno, Silva Ana Luisa
Internal Medicine, Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, Évora, PRT.
Internal Medicine, Hospital do Espirito Santo de Évora, Évora, PRT.
Cureus. 2021 Oct 12;13(10):e18708. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18708. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Fabry Disease (FD) is a rare X-linked recessive disease caused by mutations in the GLA gene that lead to a decrease or lack of activity of the enzyme alpha galactosyl A. This lysosomal storage disorder results in progressive damage and dysfunction of several organs and, depending on the type of mutation and gender of the patient, and it may have different manifestations. As FD is a multisystem disease with a progressive character and varying severity, the diagnosis can be challenging, especially when it comes to non-classical forms. As this is a hereditary disease, its diagnosis impacts not only the patient but also his family, making an accurate and timely diagnosis even more important. We present the case of a 59-years-old man diagnosed with non-classical FD, with previous neurological and psychiatric complaints, who was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) with a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that required orotracheal intubation for airway protection and transferred to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
法布里病(FD)是一种罕见的X连锁隐性疾病,由GLA基因突变引起,该突变导致α-半乳糖苷酶A活性降低或缺乏。这种溶酶体贮积症会导致多个器官进行性损伤和功能障碍,根据突变类型和患者性别,可能有不同表现。由于FD是一种具有进行性特征且严重程度各异的多系统疾病,诊断可能具有挑战性,尤其是对于非典型形式。由于这是一种遗传性疾病,其诊断不仅影响患者,还会影响其家人,因此准确及时的诊断更为重要。我们报告一例59岁男性患者,诊断为非典型FD,既往有神经和精神方面的主诉,因全身性强直阵挛发作入住急诊科(ED),为保护气道需要进行气管插管,并转入重症监护病房(ICU)。