Hermansky-pudlak syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature.

Case Report Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive bleeding post surgery. Here we reported such a case and reviewed the clinicopathological features and our current understanding of this rare congenital disorder.

A Novel Splice Site Mutation in HPS1 Gene is Associated with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome-1 (HPS1) in an Iranian Family

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...

The Eye in the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: A Literature Review

Introduction: The Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by oculo cutaneous albinism, a bleeding diathesis and lysosomal accumulation of ceroid lipofuscin. Objectives: To do a comprehensive literature review of the clinicopathological findings in patients with the Hermasnky-Pudlak syndrome, its diagnosis, management, and treatment. Methods: A literature review...

An autopsy case of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a case report and review of the literature on treatment.

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare genetic disorder, the most common complication of which influencing the prognosis is pulmonary fibrosis. In the present report, we describe an autopsy case of a Japanese woman with HPS. The patient was diagnosed at 50 years of age based on the presence of oculocutaneous albinism, hemorrhagic diathesis, ceroid-lipofuscin accumulation and pulmonary fibros...