2008
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32131
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Review of 64 cases of death in children with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS)

Abstract: Several deaths have been reported in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) following treatment with growth hormone (GH). We collected all of the reports of deaths in PWS children, both in treatment and non-treatment groups, analyzed the causes of the death and compared the two groups. We conducted an exhaustive search for reports using bibliographic databases, toxicology pharmacovigilance databases, and personal communications. Sixty-four PWS children (42M/22F) aged from a few days to 19 years were identif… Show more

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“…77 Two multicenter series of individuals who died of PWS have been reported, 78,79 and an extensive case and literature review of 64 cases of death in PWS was done. 80 Respiratory and other febrile illnesses were the most frequent causes of death in children, and obesity-related cardiovascular problems and gastric causes or sleep apnea were most frequent in adults. Other causes of morbidity include diabetes mellitus, thrombophlebitis, and skin problems (e.g., chronic edema and infection from skin picking).…”
Section: Morbidity and Mortalitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…77 Two multicenter series of individuals who died of PWS have been reported, 78,79 and an extensive case and literature review of 64 cases of death in PWS was done. 80 Respiratory and other febrile illnesses were the most frequent causes of death in children, and obesity-related cardiovascular problems and gastric causes or sleep apnea were most frequent in adults. Other causes of morbidity include diabetes mellitus, thrombophlebitis, and skin problems (e.g., chronic edema and infection from skin picking).…”
Section: Morbidity and Mortalitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Su prevalencia es variable pero se estima entre 1:10 000-25 000 nacidos vivos. [1][2][3] La causa genética es la ausencia de la expresión de genes heredados del padre en la región cromosómica 15q11-q13, ya sea por deleción, disomía uniparental materna, defecto de impronta genética o translocación balanceada. 2 El cuadro clínico se caracteriza por hipotonía neonatal, rasgos faciales atípicos, criptorquidia, hipogenitalismo inicialmente, posteriormente hipogonadismo, talla baja y discapacidad intelectual de grado variable.…”
Section: Discusión Clínicaunclassified
“…Actualmente se recomienda una evaluación otorrinolaringológica y de trastornos respiratorios del sueño en los pacientes antes de iniciar tratamiento con hormona de crecimiento. 1,6 Las contraindicaciones de para la hormona de crecimiento son obesidad grave, diabetes mellitus no controlada, apnea obstructiva del sueño grave no tratada, cáncer activo y psicosis. 7,8 El diagnóstico de síndrome de Prader-Willi explica la mayoría de los datos clínicos del paciente en discusión.…”
Section: Discusión Clínicaunclassified
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