All issues > Volume 36(12); 1993

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(12):1752-1760. Published online December 15, 1993.

Two Cases of Gaucher's Disease in Brothers

Seung Beum SB Cho¹, Heung Sik HS Kim¹, Chin Moo CM Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea

Abstract

We experienced two cases of Gaucher's disease of adult type in brother aged four years and two years. The patients showed hepatosplenomegaly with anemia and thrombocytopenia. Typical Gaucher cells were found in bone marrow and biopsy specimens of liver and spleen through light and electron microscopic examination. Splenectomy was followed by improvement of anemia and thrombocytopenia. A brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Gaucher's disease, Brother