Hurler syndrome (MPSI H)

 

 

Among the cells in which mucopolysaccharides accumulate in Hurler syndrome are endothelial cells. In this

photo one sees glistening and thickened endocardium in the left atrium and ventricle and on the mitral valve.

 

 

1 minute clinical correlation

Contributed by Dr. Don B. Singer

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