Update Review and Clinical Presentation in Congenital Insensitivity to Pain and Anhidrosis

Introduction. Congenital insensitivity to pain and anhidrosis (CIPA) or hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV is an extremely rare syndrome. Three clinical findings define the syndrome: insensitivity to pain, impossibility to sweat, and mental retardation. This pathology is caused by a...

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Main Authors: L. M. Pérez-López, M. Cabrera-González, D. Gutiérrez-de la Iglesia, S. Ricart, G. Knörr-Giménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/589852