Fatal liver cirrhosis and esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a patient withtype IIIa glycogen storage disease

Authors
Okuda, S Kanda, F Takahashi, K Kawanami, C Kinoshita, Y Fujita, M Maeda, S Jinnai, K Matsushita, T Sugio, T Sugimoto, T Chihara, K
Citation
S. Okuda et al., Fatal liver cirrhosis and esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a patient withtype IIIa glycogen storage disease, INTERN MED, 37(12), 1998, pp. 1055-1057
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
09182918 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1055 - 1057
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(199812)37:12<1055:FLCAEV>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A 45-year-old woman with type IIIa glycogen storage disease (GSD IIIa) died of variceal hemorrhage secondary to liver cirrhosis. The postmortem examin ation disclosed increased intracellular glycogen in the liver as well as in the heart and skeletal muscle. Although most liver injuries in GSD IIIa ha ve been considered to be non-progressive in adulthood, liver cirrhosis can be a cause of death in some patients.