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Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts-nontumor

Metabolic diseases

Mucopolysaccharidosis

Reviewers: Komal Arora, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 30 April 2012, last major update April 2012
Copyright: (c) 2004-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans; 7 types including Hunter and Hurler's diseases (Wikipedia)

Micro description
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● No abnormalities

Positive stains
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● Colloidal iron stains mucosubstances in Kupffer cells and hepatocytes

Electron microscopy description
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● Lysosomes in all cells contain flocculent material

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