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Krabbe's disease; A rare case report.

Arun Kumar Jaiswani¹, Vishal Kulkarni², Ankit Paliwal³

¹Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Shri Balaji Institute of Medical Science, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Legal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

|October 22, 2022

Summary

Krabbe's disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder, involves white matter demyelination due to lipid accumulation. This case highlights optic nerve enlargement as a key autopsy finding in globoid cell leukodystrophy.

Keywords:

Globoid cell Krabbe disease Optic nerve enlargement

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Genetics
Biochemistry

Background:

Krabbe's disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy) is a rare, inherited lysosomal storage disorder.
It is characterized by the accumulation of galactocerebroside and psychosine in macrophages.
This accumulation leads to progressive demyelination of the central nervous system's white matter.

Observation:

This study presents a unique case of Krabbe's disease.
Gross autopsy revealed significant enlargement of the optic nerves.
Histological examination confirmed the presence of characteristic globoid cells.

Findings:

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated abnormal signal intensities in the white matter.
The pathological findings correlate with the clinical presentation of globoid cell leukodystrophy.
Optic nerve enlargement was a notable gross pathological finding in this case.

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of considering Krabbe's disease in the differential diagnosis of pediatric neurological disorders with optic nerve abnormalities.
Understanding the pathological hallmarks, including globoid cells and demyelination, is crucial for accurate diagnosis.
Further research into early diagnostic markers and therapeutic interventions for Krabbe's disease is warranted.