Painless self-mutilation − A case of hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 4

Painless self-mutilation − A case of hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 4

Children with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) Type IV present with loss of pain and temperature sensation and anhidrosis. They may sometimes exhibit aggressive and self-mutilating behavior. We present here the case of a 5-year-old male child who presented with a history of self-mu...

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Main Authors: Prateek Pathak, Mohammad Adil, Syed Suhail Amin, Fatima Tuz Zahra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
Subjects:
congenital insensitivity to pain
hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy
self-mutilation
Online Access:http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2022;volume=23;issue=1;spage=67;epage=70;aulast=Pathak

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