Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency

<p><i>Liver (a) and lung (b) biopsies showing presence of sphingolipid storage due to ASMD.</i> (a) Hepatocytes filled with vacuoles having transparent cytoplasm (arrows, hematoxylin and eosin staining, 40X). (b) Lung section showing diffuse infiltration of foamy histiocytes in alveolar spaces, as well as the interstitium, without inflammatory infiltrate (arrows, hematoxylin and eosin staining, 40X).</p>

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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Figure 2: Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency 