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A Case of Niemann-Pick Disease with Sea-Blue histiocytes in the Bone Marrow.
Young Sun Kim, Soo Heum Lim, Jeong Kee Seo, Hyo Seop Ahn, Hyung Ro Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(12):1238-1244.   Published online December 31, 1985
A case of Niemann-Pick disease in a 12 year and 6 month old Korean male was reported. The patient showed marked hepatosplenomegaly without neurologic symptoms. Fundoscopic examination revealed a cherry-red spot with white ring in the maculae. Numerous foamy histiocytes and sea-blue histiocytes were seen in the bone marrow. The liver biopsy specimen showed the diffuse ballooning of hepatocytes obliterating...