Non-Progressive Hepatic Form of Andersen Disease as a Mimic of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Abstract

An 18-year-old male patient presented to our ambulatory services due to a 3-month course of progressive dyspnea and non-productive cough. Symptoms were present even at rest, and he exhibited severe limitation at physical activity. He had a diagnosis of glycogen storage disease (GSD) type IV attained by liver biopsy since three years of age, when he developed hepatomegaly and mild hepatic dysfunction. At the time, histopathological examination showed grade 2 fibrosis along with numerous intracytoplasmic PAS-positive deposits that were resistant [...]