LAL Deficiency

Introduction: LAL Deficiency

Description of LAL Deficiency

LAL Deficiency (medical condition): A rare inherited lipid storage disease. The condition usually results in death early in life.

See also:

Wolman disease:
  »Introduction: Wolman disease
  »Symptoms of Wolman disease
  »Treatments for Wolman disease

LAL Deficiency: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for LAL Deficiency:

• Deficiency
• Deficiency disease

LAL Deficiency: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

LAL Deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that LAL Deficiency, or a subtype of LAL Deficiency, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

LAL Deficiency as a Disease

LAL Deficiency: Another name for Wolman disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wolman disease
  »Symptoms of Wolman disease
  »Treatments for Wolman disease

Symptoms of LAL Deficiency (Wolman disease)

Some of the symptoms of LAL Deficiency incude:

• Xanthomas of the skin
• Xanthomas of the retina
• Anorexia
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea

See full list of 26 symptoms of LAL Deficiency (Wolman disease)

Treatments for LAL Deficiency (Wolman disease)

Treatments for LAL Deficiency (Wolman disease) include:

• There is no specific treatment other than symptomatic measures:
• Adrenal hormones if adrenal glands fail
• IV nutrition
• Bone marrow transplant caused remission in one patient
• Blood transfusions if anemia develops

See full list of 7 treatments for LAL Deficiency

Treatment of LAL Deficiency: For more treatment information about LAL Deficiency, see treatment of Wolman disease (LAL Deficiency)

LAL Deficiency: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to LAL Deficiency:

• autoosmal recessive disorser
• lipid storage disorder
• chromosome 10
• hepatosplenomegaly
• jaundice
• anemia
• vomiting
• splenomegaly
• blood transfusion

Terms associated with LAL Deficiency:

Terms Similar to LAL Deficiency:

• LIPA deficiency
• Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
• Wolman disease
• Acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase deficiency, Wolman type
• Cholesterol ester hydrolase deficiency

Source - NIH

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