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dimps
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09/07/04 - 11:54 PM

A cherry red spot in the eye is a well known finding in Tay-sachs ds .It may also be found in children with which of the following

a...krabbe ds
b...adrenoleukodystrophy
c...rett syndrome
d..gauchers ds
e...metachromatic leukodystrophy

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09/08/04 - 06:53 AM

krabbes i guess

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09/08/04 - 09:49 AM

Yes it is Krabbes

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09/13/04 - 11:16 AM

answer is gaucher 's disease

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09/13/04 - 04:43 PM

yeah ...i missed it..

i thought CNS inv and therefore cherryred spot is common only in taysach's..but now i read it is seen in gauchers too..

thanks good q..
http://www.indianpediatrics.net/april2002/april-3...

this link has the list..

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09/13/04 - 05:15 PM

one confusion please
the link u send also says that cherry red spot is also present in metachromatic leukodystrophy

this option is also there in Q

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05/28/05 - 08:14 PM

it´s present in Gaucher´s and in Niemann Pick, too, i´m sure of it.

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08/25/05 - 08:54 AM

one more thing in which it can come positive as a lter finding is Central retinal artery occlusion CRAO

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