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Isovaleric acidemia is an inborn error in metabolism due to a defect in isovaleryl-CoA
dehydrogenase. Accumulation of serum isovaleric acid causes poor feeding, vomiting, lethargy,
hypothermia, convulsion, mental retardation, etc. It is...
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...
Recurrent acute pancreatic attacks is a rare clinical condition (2-5% of all acute pancreatis) in children and is mainly idiopathic in most cases. Sometimes it may be associated with congenital...
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...
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...