ICD-11 definition : Niemann-Pick disease type B is a mild subtype of Niemann-Pick disease, an autosomal
recessive lysosomal disease, and is characterized clinically by onset in childhood
with hepatosplenomegaly, growth retardation, and lung disorders such as infections
and dyspnea;
Niemann-Pick disease type B is a mild subtype of Niemann-Pick disease, an autosomal
recessive lysosomal disease, and is characterized clinically by onset in childhood
with hepatosplenomegaly, growth retardation, and lung disorders such as infections
and dyspnea