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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2026; 17(2): 113473
Published online Feb 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i2.113473
Table 1 Enzyme activity assessed by tandem mass spectrometry (electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry)
Enzyme
Activity (μmol/L/hour)
Reference range (μmol/L/hour)
Galactocerebrosidase3.340.70-10.00
α-glucosidase7.971.00-25.00
α-galactosidase4.500.80-15.00
β-glucocerebrosidase8.631.50-25.00
Sphingomyelinase4.371.50-25.00
α-iduronidase6.761.00-25.00
Table 2 Enzyme activity in the differential diagnosis of lysosomal storage disorders
Enzyme (associated disorder)
Activity (μmol/L/hour)
Reference range (μmol/L/hour)
N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminidase (MPS IIIB)5.411-20
Acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (MPS IVA)1.830.5-10
Arylsulfatase B (MPS VI)2.951-15
β-D-galactosidase (GM1 gangliosidosis, MPS IVB)8.572-30
β-D-glucuronidase (MPS VII)33.6910-65
Iduronate-2-sulfatase (MPS II)16.3110-50
Tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2, CLN2)58.0515-85
Table 3 Synovial fluid analysis
Parameter
Unit
Result
VolumemL1
Color-Light yellow
Clarity-Slightly turbid
Proteing/L19.00
Native preparation (unstained)
Leukocytesper HPF6-8-10
Erythrocytes (fresh)per HPF2-4
Ragocytes%15
Stained preparation
Neutrophils%17
Lymphocytes%60
Macrophages%2
Other findings
Macrophages are morphologically similar to blood monocytes-21
Acid-fast bacilli -Not detected
Table 4 Comparison table of the case with previous osteopathia striata with cranial stenosis cases
OSCS
OSCS and JIA
MacrocephalyInflammatory changes in synovial fluid
Facial nerve palsy caused by narrowing of cranial foramina and sclerosis of the skull base and vaultArthritis
Conductive hearing lossAge of onset < 16 years
Sclerosis of the facial bones and the mastoid regionErosions, periostitis, growth disturbance
HypertelorismJoint-space narrowing, erosions, periarticular osteopenia
High forehead with prominent frontal tuberositiesOccasionally TMJ arthritis causing mandibular hypoplasia; otherwise, rare
Broad, depressed nasal bridge
Clubfoot
Spina bifida
Varying degrees of intellectual disability
Striated pattern in long tubular bones or sandwich-vertebrae