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Pulmonary function assessment in pediatric patients with lysosomal storage diseases /

Heba Mohamed Esmail Ahmed

Pulmonary function assessment in pediatric patients with lysosomal storage diseases / دراسة تقييم وظائف الرئة فى الاطفال المصابين بأمراض الاختزان الليسوسومى Heba Mohamed Esmail Ahmed ; Supervised Mona Moustafa Elfalaki , Marian Yousry Fahmy , Aliaa Adel Ali - Cairo : Heba Mohamed Esmail Ahmed , 2012 - 248P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

Respiratory problems are frequently encountered by patients with mucopolysaccharidosis due to progressive accumulation of glycoaminglycans is the airways and lungs contributing to premature mortality seen in individuals with the disease . The aim of the study is to identify the pattern of pulmonary functions in different lysosomal storage diseases and to assess the severity of lung involvement in these diseases



infant lung function tests - IOS Lysosomal storage diseases Mucopolysaccharidosis