Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy(MLD) In a 6 Yrs Child: A Rare Case Report
Sunil Ku. Agarwalla, Rina Meher, Poonam Agrawal
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A rare disease known as Metachromatic Leukodystrophy( MLD) in a 6 yrs old male child with history of elder sibling
d e a t h f o r s i m i l a r i l l n e s s w a s r e p o r t e d t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P a e d i a t r i c s , M . K . C . G . M e d i c a l
College,Berhampur,Odisha,India. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy or Scholzs disease is a Lysosomal Storage Disease caused by a deficiency in
the enzyme activity of Arylsulfatase A (ARSA).This enzyme is responsible for the degradation of sulfatides commonly called cereoside–3–
sulfate.Its deficiency leads to pathological accumulation of sulfatides in the nervous system (myelin,neurons and glial cells) results in
neurological,mental retardation,nervous disorders and blindness.
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Sunil ku. Agarwalla, Rina Meher, Poonam Agrawal, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy(MLD) In a 6 Yrs Child: A Rare Case Report, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018
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Sunil ku. Agarwalla, Rina Meher, Poonam Agrawal, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy(MLD) In a 6 Yrs Child: A Rare Case Report, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018
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