Open AccessCongenital insensitivity to pain and anhydrosis due to a rare mutation and that is complicated by inflammatory bowel disease and amyloidosis: a case report
Author(s) -
Bakri Faris G.,
Wahbeh Ayman,
Abu Sneina Awni,
Al Khader Ali,
Obeidat Fatima,
AlAwwa Izzat,
Buni Maryam,
Ki ChangSeok,
Masri Amira
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.689
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , inflammatory bowel disease , rare disease , disease , mutation , dermatology , pathology , gastroenterology , genetics , biology , gene
Key Clinical Message Patients with congenital insensitivity to pain and anhydrosis syndrome are at risk for renal amyloidosis and inflammatory bowel disease. Physicians caring for such patients should be aware of these complications.