Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report

The diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with wes...

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Main Author: Muzaffer Gencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Surgery and Medicine
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/49120/635128
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spelling doaj-d4f93695942a4a7f87ca39fed03969a42021-05-20T06:35:16ZengJournal of Surgery and MedicineJournal of Surgery and Medicine2602-20792019-10-0131077778110.28982/josam.6351281122Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case reportMuzaffer Gencer0İSTİNYE ÜNÜVERSİTESİ TIP FAKÜLTESİ BAHÇEŞEHİR LİV HASTANESİThe diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with western blot technique. This paper describes the case of a 34 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness. He was intubated and received mechanical ventilatory support after admission to the intensive care unit, and was diagnosed with Chorea akanthozytose (ChAc). We aim to emphasize the need to consider NA among the differential diagnoses for patients presenting with complex clinic such as acute respiratory failure and altered consciousness.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/49120/635128acute respiratory failureaxonal neuropathychorea akanthozytoseintensive care unitneuroacanthocytosisakut solunum yetmezliğiaksonal nöropatikore akantositozisyoğun bakım ünitesinöroakantositozis
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
Journal of Surgery and Medicine
acute respiratory failure
axonal neuropathy
chorea akanthozytose
intensive care unit
neuroacanthocytosis
akut solunum yetmezliği
aksonal nöropati
kore akantositozis
yoğun bakım ünitesi
nöroakantositozis
author_facet Muzaffer Gencer
author_sort Muzaffer Gencer
title Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
title_short Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
title_full Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
title_fullStr Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
title_sort neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: a case report
publisher Journal of Surgery and Medicine
series Journal of Surgery and Medicine
issn 2602-2079
publishDate 2019-10-01
description The diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with western blot technique. This paper describes the case of a 34 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness. He was intubated and received mechanical ventilatory support after admission to the intensive care unit, and was diagnosed with Chorea akanthozytose (ChAc). We aim to emphasize the need to consider NA among the differential diagnoses for patients presenting with complex clinic such as acute respiratory failure and altered consciousness.
topic acute respiratory failure
axonal neuropathy
chorea akanthozytose
intensive care unit
neuroacanthocytosis
akut solunum yetmezliği
aksonal nöropati
kore akantositozis
yoğun bakım ünitesi
nöroakantositozis
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/49120/635128
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