Treatment with corticosteroids and hydroxychloroquine to dampen inflammation helped ease serious lung problems in an infant with type 3 Gaucher disease, a case report shows. The child developed breathing difficulties and low blood oxygen despite being diagnosed early and starting enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). Because doctors suspected inflammation…
A 4-year-old boy with Gaucher disease developed enlarged lymph nodes and a serious digestive complication called protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), despite being on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) since the first weeks of life, according to a recent case report. While his symptoms improved with corticosteroid treatment and dietary changes,…
Proteins called cytokines that are involved in regulating immune and inflammatory responses may help explain and track early-onset osteoporosis in women with Gaucher disease, a study reports. Older women are typically most at risk of osteoporosis, a condition wherein bones become weak and are prone to fracture due to…
