Fibrosis-neurodegeneration-cerebral angiomatosis syndrome

Definition

A rare interstitial lung disease characterized by early-onset, severe, progressive lung disease manifesting by respiratory distress, neurological symptoms including axial hypotonia, developmental delay, irritability, dystonia, poor visual contact and seizures, and variable multisystemic involvement including malabsorption, progressive growth failure, recurrent infections, chronic hemolytic anemia and liver dysfunction. Kidney dysfunction, cardiac involvement including cardiomegaly and cardiac hypertrophy, decreased vision and strabismus have also been reported. Lung fibrosis may cause death in infancy from respiratory failure.