Acatalasia
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| Acatalasia Classification and external resources | |
| Basic structure of a peroxisome | |
| ICD-10 | E80.3 |
| OMIM | 115500 |
| DiseasesDB | 30598 |
| MeSH | D020642 |
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Overview
Acatalasia (or Takahara's disease) is a peroxisomal disorder caused by a complete lack of catalase. The only apparent abnormality in these people is an increased incidence of periodontal infections. This is NOT a serious disease.
History
In 1948 , Dr.Shigeo Takahara (1908-1994), a Japanese otolaryngologist reported the new disease; to this day it is really only reported within families in Japan.
He had examined a patient with an oral ulcer. He had spread hydrogen peroxide on the diseased part, but oxygen was not generated due to the lack of catalase.
Peroxisomal disorders | |
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| Zellweger spectrum | Zellweger syndrome - Adrenoleukodystrophy (Adrenomyeloneuropathy) - Refsum's disease |
| Other | Acatalasia - Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata - Mevalonic aciduria |
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .

