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Descriptor English: Niemann-Pick Diseases
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedades de Niemann-Pick
Descriptor enfermedades de Niemann-Pick
Entry term(s) enfermedad de Niemann-Pick
enfermedad de Niemann-Pick clásica
Scope note: Grupo de enfermedades que se caracterizan por tener herencia autosómica recesiva y por la acumulación de esfingomielina en las células del SISTEMA RETICULOENDOTELIAL. Se dividen en 5 subtipos: A-E. El tipo A (forma infantil clásica) está causada por una deficiencia de ESFINGOMIELINA FOSFODIESTERASA y está presente a la edad de 6-12 meses, con hepatoesplenomegalia progresiva y deterioro neurológico. El tipo B (forma no neuronopática) se presenta en la niñez con hepatoesplenomegalia e infiltrados pulmonares. El tipo C (forma neuronopática crónica) se produce por un defecto intracelular en el transporte de colesterol y se divide en las formas infantil grave, infantil tardía, juvenil y hepatitis neonatal. La tipo D (Variante de Nueva Escocia) fenotípicamente es similar a la tipo C. La tipo E es una forma no neuronopática del adulto. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp101-4)
Descriptor Portuguese: Doenças de Niemann-Pick
Descriptor French: Maladies de Niemann-Pick
Entry term(s): Niemann Pick Disease
Niemann Pick Diseases
Niemann-Pick Disease
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.163.100.435.825.700
C15.604.250.410.625
C16.320.565.189.435.825.700
C16.320.565.398.641.803.730
C16.320.565.595.554.825.700
C18.452.132.100.435.825.700
C18.452.584.563.641.803.730
C18.452.648.189.435.825.700
C18.452.648.398.641.803.730
C18.452.648.595.554.825.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009542
Scope note: A group of autosomal recessive disorders in which harmful quantities of lipids accumulate in the viscera and the central nervous system. They can be caused by deficiencies of enzyme activities (SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE) or defects in intracellular transport, resulting in the accumulation of SPHINGOMYELINS and CHOLESTEROL. There are various subtypes based on their clinical and genetic differences.
Annotation: note specific types are available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE 1966-1999
History Note: 2000(1966)
Entry Version: NIEMANN PICK DIS
Related: Sea-Blue Histiocyte Syndrome MeSH
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase MeSH
DeCS ID: 28196
Unique ID: D009542
NLM Classification: WD 205.5.L5
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Niemann-Pick Diseases - Preferred
Concept UI M0014846
Scope note A group of autosomal recessive disorders in which harmful quantities of lipids accumulate in the viscera and the central nervous system. They can be caused by deficiencies of enzyme activities (SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE) or defects in intracellular transport, resulting in the accumulation of SPHINGOMYELINS and CHOLESTEROL. There are various subtypes based on their clinical and genetic differences.
Preferred term Niemann-Pick Diseases
Entry term(s) Niemann Pick Disease
Niemann Pick Diseases
Niemann-Pick Disease



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