Linking China’s Premium Healthcare · Serving Global Health Needs

Breaking down language, channel and process barriers in cross-border care — making the best doctors your personal doctors.
300 Grade-A partner hospitals · 3,000+ leading experts · one-stop service across all specialties

Consult Now How It Works

One-Stop Medical Care in China

International flights · Airport pickup · Nearby hotels
Multilingual interpreters · Full medical escort
Expert matching · Hospital fast-track
Full-cycle treatment · Post-op follow-up

Home > West Medicine > Pediatrics > Pediatric Internal Med

Classroom classification

百科

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in children

儿科综合

Common symptoms

不自主运动、踝阵挛、尿道结石、结节、角弓反张、多尿、攻击行为、肾功能衰竭

The pathology of disease

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in children is X-linked HGPRT deficiency; hyperuricemia; self-mutilation; boys; neurologic; allopurinol; supportive; pediatric neurology/genetics.

Symptoms

Self-mutilation; choreoathetosis; hyperuricemia; boys; X-linked; child

Causes

HPRT1 mutation; X-linked; HGPRT deficiency; Lesch-Nyhan.

Treatment

Allopurinol; supportive; behavioral; pediatric neurology/genetics; no cure

Dept

Pediatric neurology / pediatrics / genetics.

Warm reminder: Health education reference only; seek care at regular hospital.

Family room

儿科综合Overview of the Western Medical Room