Progression of bone disease without deterioration of hematological parameters in a child with Gaucher disease during low-dose glucocerebrosidase therapy

Abstract

Gaucher disease is the most prevalent lysosomal storage disease. Although the efficacy of the macrophage-targeted human placental glucocerebrosidase is well known, it is still difficult to develop definitive guidelines regarding the appropriate therapy schedule. We describe an 8-year-old Japanese boy with Gaucher disease who had avascular necrosis of the right femoral head without deterioration of hematological variables during low-dose enzyme replacement therapy (12-13 IU/kg). This case demonstrates that continuous normal hematological findings may not preclude progression of other aspects of Gaucher disease in some patients during enzyme replacement therapy.