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Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum Universale (Fabry's Disease)
Author(s) -
Duncan Campbell,
McLeod Graham M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1970.19.1.58
Subject(s) - angiokeratoma , medicine , pathology , myocardial infarction , cardiology
Summary A 53‐year‐old man with angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale died after cerebral infarction. He was known to have atrial fibrillation for 11 years. Postmortem examination of the heart showed gross involvement of myocardial cells with lipid deposits. The clinical findings during life and the appearances of the myocardium by both light and electron microscopy are presented.