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Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, an X-linked inborn error of the
urea cycle, leads to the accumulation of ammonia, causing neurologic deficits.
Clinical management for the patients with OTC deficiency...
Isovaleric aciduria (IVA) is caused by an autosomal recessive deficiency of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVD). IVA presents either in the neonatal period as an acute episode of fulminant metabolic acidosis, which...
PURPOSE: Seizure associated with fever may indicate the presence of underlying inherited metabolic diseases. The present study was performed to investigate the presence of underlying metabolic diseases in patients with...
Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is a rare inherited metabolic disease, caused by defective transport of dibasic amino acids. Failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, hematological abnormalities, and hyperammonemic crisis are major clinical...
Parainfluenza virus infection is one of the causes of fatal rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis can be aggravated by mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation disorders during prolonged periods of fasting. Moreover, in patients with...