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Niemann pick disease

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A case of Niemann Pick disease with a characteristic clinical picture and confirmatory bone marrow findings is reported. This is the third case report from India and the first case to be reported in a Mysorean child. In addition, the child also showed evidences of hemolytic anemia, the exact nature of which could not be confirmed.

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    Indira Amla, G. S. Gopalakrishna & N. Kannan

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  1. Indira Amla
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From the departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Mysore Medical College and K. R. Hospital, Mysore.

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Amla, I., Gopalakrishna, G.S. & Kannan, N. Niemann pick disease. Indian J Pediatr 37, 531–534 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02813167

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