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Adult Niemann-Pick disease—a case report

✍ Scribed by W. C. Chan; K. S. Lai; D. Todd


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
500 KB
Volume
121
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-3417

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✦ Synopsis


A case is presented of the rare adult form of Niemann-Pick disease occurring in a Cantonese. The diagnosis was verified by biochemical analysis of the affected tissues.


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