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Fanconi Anaemia associated with café au lait spots: A rare case report
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Maida Qazi Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Bilal Ahmed Khan Department of Paediatrics, Sindh Government General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Vijay Kumar Department of Paediatrics, Sindh Government General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Mahnoor Amin Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Kanza Ateeque Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Fanconi Anaemia is an autosomal recessive disorder, which is characterised by progressive pancytopenia, café au lait spots (>50%), bruising, petechie, recurrent infections, short height (50%), and thumb and radial bone anomalies (40%). Herein, is presented a case of a lean emaciated female child, who presented with the chief complaints of fever, loose stools and decreased appetite for one month reported at Sindh Government General Hospital, Karachi, on February, 1, 2023. She had cutaneous nfidings of hyperpigmentation and café au lait spots and a tri-phalangeal thumb. On investigation, pancytopenia and a low reticulocyte count of 0.7% was also observed. Karyotype and chromosomal breakage test induced by Diepoxybutane conrfimed her as a case of Fanconi Anaemia.
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Page(s) 1575-1577
DOI 10.47391/JPMA.20051
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 74, Issue: 8, Year: 2024
Keywords
Complete Blood Count Fanconi anaemia Diepoxybutane FrontalOccipital Circumference National Institute of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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