Hemophilia B

Hemophilia B is a form of hemophilia (see this term) characterized by spontaneous or prolonged hemorrhages due to factor IX deficiency.

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for any disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The main clinical features used to classify peripheral neuropathy are distribution, type (mainly demyelinating versus mainly axonal), duration, and course.


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PMID (PMCID)
24529944
(3988988)
 MALE
Novel single base-pair deletion in exon 1 of XK gene leading to McLeod syndrome with chorea, muscle wasting, peripheral neuropathy, acanthocytosis and haemolysis.
Wiethoff S, Xiromerisiou G, Bettencourt C, Kioumi A, Tsiptsios I, Tychalas A, Evaggelia M, George K, Makris V, Hardy J, Houlden H.
J Neurol Sci. 2014;339(1-2):220-2.
We present a 70-year-old male patient of Greek origin with choreatic movements of the tongue and face, lower limb muscle weakness, peripheral neuropathy, elevated creatinephosphokinase (CPK), acanthocytosis and haemolysis in the absence of Kell RBC antigens with an additional Factor IX-deficiency.