[Menke's disease. A case report (author's transl)]. 1977

I P Castroviejo, and M Alonso Blanco, and C Benito Casado, and H Escobar, and E Ciria Latre

A seven month old male with Menkes' disease ("Kinky hair") is presented. Low ranges of copper and caeruloplasmin were found. The angiogram of all intracranial arteries revealed torturous form. Biopsy of an extracranial artery (branch of the temporal artery) was normal. Authors review previously reported cases and possible causes that can contribute to hypomyelination of central nervous system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007232 Infant, Newborn, Diseases Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts. Neonatal Diseases,Disease, Neonatal,Diseases, Neonatal,Neonatal Disease
D007706 Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome An inherited disorder of copper metabolism transmitted as an X-linked trait and characterized by the infantile onset of HYPOTHERMIA, feeding difficulties, hypotonia, SEIZURES, bony deformities, pili torti (twisted hair), and severely impaired intellectual development. Defective copper transport across plasma and endoplasmic reticulum membranes results in copper being unavailable for the synthesis of several copper containing enzymes, including PROTEIN-LYSINE 6-OXIDASE; CERULOPLASMIN; and SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE. Pathologic changes include defects in arterial elastin, neuronal loss, and gliosis. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p125) Hypocupremia, Congenital,Kinky Hair Syndrome,Menkes Syndrome,Steely Hair Syndrome,Congenital Hypocupremia,Copper Transport Disease,Kinky Hair Disease,Menkea Syndrome,Menkes Disease,Menkes' Disease,Steely Hair Disease,X-Linked Copper Deficiency,Congenital Hypocupremias,Copper Deficiencies, X-Linked,Copper Deficiency, X-Linked,Copper Transport Diseases,Deficiencies, X-Linked Copper,Deficiency, X-Linked Copper,Disease, Copper Transport,Disease, Steely Hair,Diseases, Copper Transport,Diseases, Kinky Hair,Diseases, Menkes',Diseases, Steely Hair,Hair Diseases, Kinky,Hair Diseases, Steely,Hypocupremias, Congenital,Kinky Hair Diseases,Menkea Syndromes,Menkes' Diseases,Steely Hair Diseases,Steely Hair Syndromes,Syndrome, Menkea,Syndrome, Steely Hair,Syndromes, Menkea,Syndromes, Steely Hair,Transport Disease, Copper,Transport Diseases, Copper,X Linked Copper Deficiency,X-Linked Copper Deficiencies
D008297 Male Males
D001928 Brain Diseases, Metabolic Acquired or inborn metabolic diseases that produce brain dysfunction or damage. These include primary (i.e., disorders intrinsic to the brain) and secondary (i.e., extracranial) metabolic conditions that adversely affect cerebral function. Central Nervous System Metabolic Disorders,Encephalopathies, Metabolic,Metabolic Disorders, Brain,Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Brain,Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Nervous System,Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathies,Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Acquired,Brain Disorders, Metabolic,Brain Disorders, Metabolic, Acquired,Brain Syndrome, Metabolic,Brain Syndrome, Metabolic, Acquired,CNS Metabolic Disorders,CNS Metabolic Disorders, Acquired,Encephalopathy, Metabolic, Acquired,Metabolic Brain Diseases,Metabolic Brain Diseases, Acquired,Metabolic Brain Syndrome,Metabolic Brain Syndrome, Acquired,Metabolic Brain Syndromes,Metabolic Brain Syndromes, Acquired,Metabolic Diseases, Acquired, Nervous System,Metabolic Disorder, Central Nervous System, Acquired,Metabolic Disorders, CNS,Metabolic Disorders, CNS, Acquired,Metabolic Disorders, Central Nervous System,Metabolic Encephalopathies,Nervous System Acquired Metabolic Diseases,Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathy,Brain Disease, Metabolic,Brain Disorder, Metabolic,Brain Metabolic Disorder,Brain Metabolic Disorders,CNS Metabolic Disorder,Encephalopathies, Acquired Metabolic,Encephalopathy, Acquired Metabolic,Encephalopathy, Metabolic,Metabolic Brain Disease,Metabolic Brain Disorder,Metabolic Brain Disorders,Metabolic Disorder, Brain,Metabolic Disorder, CNS,Metabolic Encephalopathies, Acquired,Metabolic Encephalopathy,Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acquired
D002533 Cerebral Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Cerebral,Angiographies, Cerebral,Cerebral Angiographies
D002570 Ceruloplasmin A multi-copper blood FERROXIDASE involved in iron and copper homeostasis and inflammation. Caeruloplasmin,Ferroxidase,Ceruloplasmin Ferroxidase,Ceruloplasmin Oxidase,Ferroxidase I,alpha(2)-Ceruloplasmin,Ferroxidase, Ceruloplasmin,Oxidase, Ceruloplasmin
D003300 Copper A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55. Copper-63,Copper 63
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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