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. 2021 Feb 26;34(5):653-657.
doi: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0367. Print 2021 May 26.

Dual diagnosis of Ochoa syndrome and Niemann-Pick disease type B in a consanguineous family

Hande Nur Cesur Baltacı  1 , Elifcan Taşdelen  1 , Vehap Topçu  2 , Fatma Tuba Eminoğlu  3 , Halil Gürhan Karabulut  1
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Dual diagnosis of Ochoa syndrome and Niemann-Pick disease type B in a consanguineous family

Hande Nur Cesur Baltacı et al. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. .

Abstract

Objectives: Ochoa syndrome (UFS1; Urofacial syndrome-1) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the HPSE2 gene that results bladder voiding dysfunction and somatic motor neuropathy affecting the VIIth cranial nerve. Niemann-Pick disease is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder with systemic involvement resulting from sphingomyelinase deficiency and generally occurs via mutation in the sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase-1 gene (SMPD1).

Case presentation: Here, we report a 6-year-old girl with symptoms such as urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections, peculiar facial expression, mainly when smiling, hypertelorism, constipation, incomplete closure of eyelids during sleep and splenomegaly. Homozygote mutations in two different genes responsible for two distinct syndromes were detected in the patient. Homozygous NM_000543.5:c.502G>A (p.Gly168Arg) mutation was found in the SMPD1 gene causing Niemann-Pick disease. In addition, some of the clinical features were due to a novel homozygous mutation identified in the HPSE2 gene, NM_021828.5:c.755delA (p.Lys252SerfsTer23).

Conclusions: Here, we discuss about the importance of considering dual diagnosis in societies where consanguineous marriages are common. Accurate diagnosis of the patient is very important for the management of the diseases and prevention of complications.

Keywords: HPSE2; Ochoa syndrome; SMPD1; Urofacial syndrome.

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