A CASE OF 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH PROLIDASE DEFICIENCY

Authors

  • Arshad Khushdil Combined Military Hospital Skardu
  • Fatima Murtaza

Abstract

Prolidase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent and non-healing skin ulcers along with facial dysmorphism and mental retardation. We report a 13-year-old girl who has clinical manifestation of Proliodase deficiency. It is a very rare disorder and no such case has been reported so far fromPakistan.Keywords: Autosomal recessive disorder; Prolidase deficiency; Facial dysmorphism

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Published

2017-04-08

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2017): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

Section

CASE REPORT

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