Respiratory Failure due to Severe Obesity and Kyphoscoliosis in a 24-Year-Old Male with Molecularly Confirmed Prader-Willi Syndrome in Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania
Joint Authors
Shao, Elichilia
Mwasamwaja, Amos
Kilonzo, Kajiru
Kiyegi, Lucas F.
Hamel, Ben C. J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obesity, mild intellectual disability, hypotonia, poor sucking, cryptorchidism in males, hypogonadism, and kyphoscoliosis are common features of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
We report a case who had severe respiratory complications due to extreme obesity and kyphoscoliosis, which are important causes of morbidity and mortality, and discuss management.
Furthermore, this is the first molecularly confirmed PWS case in Sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shao, Elichilia& Kiyegi, Lucas F.& Mwasamwaja, Amos& Kilonzo, Kajiru& Hamel, Ben C. J.. 2017. Respiratory Failure due to Severe Obesity and Kyphoscoliosis in a 24-Year-Old Male with Molecularly Confirmed Prader-Willi Syndrome in Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania. Case Reports in Genetics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145328
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shao, Elichilia…[et al.]. Respiratory Failure due to Severe Obesity and Kyphoscoliosis in a 24-Year-Old Male with Molecularly Confirmed Prader-Willi Syndrome in Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania. Case Reports in Genetics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145328
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shao, Elichilia& Kiyegi, Lucas F.& Mwasamwaja, Amos& Kilonzo, Kajiru& Hamel, Ben C. J.. Respiratory Failure due to Severe Obesity and Kyphoscoliosis in a 24-Year-Old Male with Molecularly Confirmed Prader-Willi Syndrome in Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania. Case Reports in Genetics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145328
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145328