Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: infrequent bleeding and first report of Turkish and Pakistani kindreds

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: infrequent bleeding and first report of Turkish and Pakistani kindreds.

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare disorder characterised by oculocutaneous albinism, a bleeding tendency, and lipofuscinosis. This retrospective study reviews the clinical history and haematological features of 23 cases of HPS. Information was gathered from patient notes and by direct interview. Thirteen of the 23 children were of Turkish origin, 12 being members of four kindreds from t...

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.

We present a rare disease condition Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome in a 33-year-old male. He was born of a consanguineous marriage, had occulo-cutaneous albinism, nystagmus, decreased visual acuity, refractory errors, pulmonary fibrosis and granulomatous inflammation of the colon. In spite of all the classical features of this genetic disorder he was labeled to have disseminated tuberculous infectio...

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: A Case Report

Objective. The aim of this paper is to report the case of a patient diagnosed with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, as a result of bleeding diathesis. Clinical Presentation and Intervention. A 23-year-old male presented with recurrent epistaxis and, upon physical examination, was found to be remarkable for albinism and suborbital ecchymosis. The absence of dense bodies in the platelets was demonstrat...

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome; a Case Report

PURPOSE To report a case of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. CASE REPORT A seven-year-old boy presented with marked generalized hypopigmentation, ocular exodeviation and nystagmus. He had history of easy bruising. Examination revealed green irides with marked transillumination, hypopigmented fundi and foveal hypoplasia. Further investigations disclosed platelet storage defect with adenosine diphosp...