Letter to the Editor

Niemann-Pick Disease Type B Presenting with Hepatosplenomegaly and Thrombocytopenia

Authors: Ebru Uz, MD, Handan Cipil, MD, Faruk H. Turgut, MD, Arif Kaya, MD, Ayse Kargili, MD, Nüket Bavbek, MD, Akcay Ali, Assoc Prof, Kosar Ali, Prof

Abstract

To the Editor:


Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) comprises an autosomal recessively inherited group of congenital lipidoses in which sphingolipids accumulate in cells. NPD is a clinically and biochemically heterogeneous disorder, with four variants. Type A and B have a generalized sphingomyelinase deficiency, whereas groups C and D have normal sphingomyelinase levels.1

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