WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT
“Werner’s syndrome” or premature aging syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease. It is responsible of several complications related to age, including atherosclerosis and association with cancer. We report the case of a 36 year-old-patient, admitted to department of Internal Medicine of...
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| author | Faida Ajili Wafa Garbouj Najeh Boussetta Janet Laabidi Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh Bassem Louzir Salah Othmani |
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| description | “Werner’s syndrome” or premature aging syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease. It is responsible of several complications related to age, including atherosclerosis and association with cancer. We report the case of a 36 year-old-patient, admitted to department of Internal Medicine of the military hospital of Tunis for suspicion of systemic sclerosis. The patient had all the major signs of Werner syndrome (bilateral cataract, sclerotic skin, “bird face”, baldness, small size, parental consanguinity) and 4 minor signs (type 2 diabetes, hypogonadism, squeaky voice, and flat feet). She has also a brother with the same morphotype died at the age of 32 by a myocardial infarction. The current follow-up time is 9 years.. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6683f22548a74b7ab14eba5468c8c00c2022-12-21T19:13:11ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902013-10-014449049210.7241/ourd.20134.124WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORTFaida AjiliWafa GarboujNajeh BoussettaJanet LaabidiNadia Ben AbdelhafidhBassem LouzirSalah Othmani“Werner’s syndrome” or premature aging syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease. It is responsible of several complications related to age, including atherosclerosis and association with cancer. We report the case of a 36 year-old-patient, admitted to department of Internal Medicine of the military hospital of Tunis for suspicion of systemic sclerosis. The patient had all the major signs of Werner syndrome (bilateral cataract, sclerotic skin, “bird face”, baldness, small size, parental consanguinity) and 4 minor signs (type 2 diabetes, hypogonadism, squeaky voice, and flat feet). She has also a brother with the same morphotype died at the age of 32 by a myocardial infarction. The current follow-up time is 9 years..http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-4-10-werner/Werner syndromeadult progeriamalignancy |
| spellingShingle | Faida Ajili Wafa Garbouj Najeh Boussetta Janet Laabidi Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh Bassem Louzir Salah Othmani WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT Nasza Dermatologia Online Werner syndrome adult progeria malignancy |
| title | WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT |
| title_full | WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT |
| title_fullStr | WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT |
| title_full_unstemmed | WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT |
| title_short | WERNER SYNDROME: A NEW CASE REPORT |
| title_sort | werner syndrome a new case report |
| topic | Werner syndrome adult progeria malignancy |
| url | http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-4-10-werner/ |
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