A Young Lady with Hedache and Skin Laxity- A Case Report

Authors

  • Md. Robed Amin Dhaka Medical College& Hospital
  • Faruque Ahmed Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
  • Faria Mahbuba Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
  • Ahmed Riyadh Hossain Dhaka Medical College& Hospital
  • Md. Mohsin Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
  • Md. Azizul Kahhar Dhaka Medical College& Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20701

Keywords:

Headache, Skin Laxity, Pseudoxanthomaelasticum

Abstract

Pseudoxanthomaelasticum (PXE) is amendelian autosomal recessive disorder characterised pathologically by elastic fibre mineralisation and clinically by angioid streaks, yellow skin papules and cardiovascular involvement. A case of PXE which manifested with cutaneous features along with nephrocalcinosis was diagnosed recently in Medicine department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital which is a rarity of its own.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20701

J MEDICINE 2014; 15 : 149-152

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Author Biographies

Md. Robed Amin, Dhaka Medical College& Hospital

Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine

Faruque Ahmed, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital

Registrar, Dept. of Medicine

Faria Mahbuba, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital

Honorary Medical Officer, Dept. of Medicine

Ahmed Riyadh Hossain, Dhaka Medical College& Hospital

Assistant Registrar, Dept. of Medicine

Md. Mohsin, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital

Medical Officer, Dept. of Medicine

Md. Azizul Kahhar, Dhaka Medical College& Hospital

Professor, Dept. of Medicine

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Published

2014-10-21

How to Cite

Amin, M. R., Ahmed, F., Mahbuba, F., Hossain, A. R., Mohsin, M., & Kahhar, M. A. (2014). A Young Lady with Hedache and Skin Laxity- A Case Report. Journal of Medicine, 15(2), 149–152. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20701

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Case Reports