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Medical Insider – Dr. Ria P. Maslog

MEDICAL INSIDER
DR. RIA MASLOG
FOR AUG 20, 2023

Shwachmann’s Syndrome

What is the Shwachmann’s Syndrome all about? This is a
rare multi-organ disease due to:

  1. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and
  2. Bone marrow dysfunction
    The cause of this syndrome is unknown; but it is
    speculated to be an inherited disease with the basic defect
    lying in the secretory function of the endoplasmic reticulum
    of the cell.
    Clinically, the syndrome may manifest in the following:

Affected children are given pancreatic supplementations
and their diet should be with the use of medium chain
triglycerides.
The frequent bacterial infections are given appropriate
antimicrobials.

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