CASE REPORT
Year : 2013 | Volume
: 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 43--45
The curious case of ageing
Dilip Gude, Aslam Abbas, MAW Zubair Department of Internal Medicine/Critical Care, Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Dilip Gude Department of Internal Medicine/Critical Care, Princess Durru-Shehvar Children�SQ�s and General Hospital, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare hereditary disease characterized by multisystem involvement. Although the patients may sport normal intelligence, the disease takes a considerable toll both physically and psychologically resulting in a debilitating state. It may also be compounded by catastrophic/fatal events of accelerated atherosclerosis such as stroke and myocardial infarction. We discuss our experience with HGPS and review the literature.
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Gude D, Abbas A, Zubair M. The curious case of ageing.Int J Health Allied Sci 2013;2:43-45
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Gude D, Abbas A, Zubair M. The curious case of ageing. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];2:43-45
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