Fabry disease: A case report and algorithmic approach to angiokeratomas

Abstract

Fabry disease is an x-linked recessive metabolic storage disorder due to the deficiency of lysosomal a-galactosidase A, and the subsequent accumulation of glycosphingolipids, throughout the body. The presence of diffuse angiokeratomas in Fabry disease is a cutaneous hallmark but it is not a specific one. In this case report, we observed the features of a case of Fabry disease and reviewed the diagnostic approach to angiokeratomas.