“gilahari (lizard) Syndrome” Is It a New Culture Bound Syndrome? - a Case Report
نویسندگان
چکیده
Culture bound syndromes are generally limited to specific societies or cultural areas and are localized. Authors report a case which seems to be a new culture bound syndrome, has atypical presentation and difficult to categories but could be diagnosed as somatoform NOS (F-45.9). This syndrome is commonly called Gilahari (Lizard) among local public and considered to be very serious and fatal illness prevalent in areas of west Rajasthan. According to public a small swelling climbs from the back reaches to neck leading to obstruction of airways and followed by death, though after examination and investigation patient did not revealed any physical illness so is seems to be a new culture bound syndrome.
منابع مشابه
P56: A Case Report on a New Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome Inducing Gene
Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) is an inflammatory genetic disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Common features of this disease are encephalopathy, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly, muscle stiffness, irritability, unstoppable crying, seizures and dilation in growth. According to previous studies, primary genes responsible for this Syndromes are as followed: TREX 1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH...
متن کاملA Case Report: Nager Acrofacial Dysostosis
Introduction: Nager syndrome is a malformation resulting from problems in the development of the first and second branchial arches and limb buds. The cause of the abnormal development of the pharyngeal arches in Nager syndrome is unknown. It is also unclear why affected individuals have bone abnormalities in their arms and legs. Nager syndrome is thought to have an autosomal recessive inherita...
متن کاملLEOPARD syndrome: Report of a case
LEOPARD syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease, which is characterized with cutaneous pigmented patches, electrocardiographic changes, ocular hypertelorism, retarded growth, pulmonic stenosis, genital abnormalities and congenital deafness. The gene of this disease have high penetrance but expression is varied and incomplete forms may be seen. We report a 23 year-old woman wi...
متن کاملEhlers-Danlos syndrome: type VI A – kyphoscoliosis; a case report
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a clinically heterogeneous groupof inherited disorders with ten different types, all involving agenetic defect in collagen and connective-tissue synthesis andstructure that affecting the skin, joints, and blood vessels. EDStype VIA, a very rare kyphoscoliotic type, is autosomal recessiveand clinically characterized by soft extensible skin, laxity ofjoints and kyp...
متن کاملHemorrhagic bowel syndrome in dairy cattle in Iran: a case report
Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome is a highly fatal intestinal disease of adult dairy cattle with uncertain cause. In a dairy herd in KhorasanRazavi province, Northeast of Iran, two cows showed depression, anorexia, decrease in milk production, ruminal hypomotility, bruxism and dehydration. At necropsy, massive hemorrhage and clot formation was observed within the jejunum and bacterial culture of the ...
متن کامل