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Doenças do armazenamento lisossomal hereditárias comuns

Last reviewed: 2 Dec 2025
Last updated: 21 May 2025

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • História familiar
  • início na infância (MPS, doenças de Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, Niemann-Pick do tipo A)
  • início na adolescência (doenças de Fabry, Pompe, Gaucher dos tipos 1 e 3, mucopolissacaridose, Niemann-Pick dos tipos B e C)
  • início na idade adulta (doenças de Fabry, Gaucher do tipo 1 e Pompe)
  • hepatomegalia e/ou esplenomegalia
  • hiperacusia
  • história de insuficiência renal
  • erupções/lesões cutâneas
  • perímetro cefálico grande
  • "mancha vermelho-cereja" macular na oftalmoscopia
  • atrofia óptica ou retinite pigmentosa na oftalmoscopia
  • opacificação da córnea na oftalmoscopia
  • fadiga
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Other diagnostic factors

  • atraso no neurodesenvolvimento
  • comprometimento da audição/surdez súbita
  • catarata na oftalmoscopia
  • distúrbios da motilidade ocular
  • demência progressiva e ataxia ou distúrbio da marcha
  • retardo do crescimento pôndero-estatural
  • contratura articular
  • depressão
  • anormalidades esqueléticas, incluindo deformidade espinhal
  • hidrocefalia
  • história de infecções recorrentes do trato respiratório
  • psicose
  • distúrbios do movimento
  • acidente vascular cerebral prematuro/ataque isquêmico transitório
  • cardiomegalia
  • valvopatia cardíaca
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Risk factors

  • sexo masculino (mucopolissacaridose [MPS] II, doença de Fabry)
  • etnia asquenaze
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • ensaio enzimático
  • ensaio de substrato
  • análise do ácido desoxirribonucleico (DNA)
  • Hemograma completo
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Tests to consider

  • eletrocardiograma (ECG)
  • ecocardiograma
  • testes de função pulmonar
  • biópsia da medula óssea
  • biópsia muscular
  • TC/RNM do órgão aumentado (doença de Gaucher)
  • ultrassonografia/RNM (Fabry)
  • TC/radiografia (mucopolissacaridose)
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Treatment algorithm

ONGOING

Doença de Gaucher do tipo 1

doença de Gaucher do tipo 2

doença de Gaucher do tipo 3

Doença de Fabry

mucopolissacaridose (MPS)

Doença de Pompe

doença de Tay-Sachs

Doença de Niemann-Pick

Contributors

Authors

Atul B. Mehta, MA, MB BChir, MD, FRCP, FRCPath

Consultant Haematologist

Emeritus Professor in Haematology

University College London

London

UK

Disclosures

ABM has participated in educational activities for Sanofi Genzyme, Takeda and Amicus including advisory boards for which he has received honoraria and travel grants. He has also received research funding from Sanofi Genzyme, Takeda and Amicus. He is also an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Peer reviewers

Gregory M. Pastores, MD

Associate Professor

Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics

NYU School of Medicine

New York

NY

Disclosures

GMP declares that he has no competing interests.

Uma Ramaswami, MD, FRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician

Paediatric Metabolic Unit

Cambridge University Hospitals

Cambridge

UK

Disclosures

UR has received travel grants, honoraria for lectures, and funding for clinical trials from Shire HGT, Genzyme, and Actelion.

Elmer V. Villanueva, MD, ScM, FRIPH

Associate Professor of Public Health

Director of Research

Gippsland Medical School

Monash University

Churchill

Australia

Disclosures

EVV declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Stirnemann J, Belmatoug N, Camou F, et al. A review of Gaucher disease pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatments. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Feb 17;18(2):441.Full text  Abstract

Germain DP. Fabry disease. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2010 Nov 22;5:30.Full text  Abstract

Patterson MC, Clayton P, Gissen P, et al. Recommendations for the detection and diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C: an update. Neurol Clin Pract. 2017 Dec;7(6):499-511.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Differentials

    • Histiocitose de células de Langerhans (diagnóstico diferencial da doença de Gaucher dos tipos 2 e 3)
    • Febre reumática (diagnóstico diferencial da doença de Fabry)
    • Endocardite bacteriana (diagnóstico diferencial da doença de Fabry)
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  • Guidelines

    • Pegunigalsidase alfa for treating Fabry disease
    • Consensus clinical management guidelines for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (Niemann-Pick disease types A, B and A/B)
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