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SUBMITTER: Uesugi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606867 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Uesugi Madoka M Mori Jun J Fukuhara Shota S Fujii Noriko N Omae Tadaki T Sasai Hideo H Ichimoto Keiko K Murayama Kei K Osamura Toshio T Hosoi Hajime H
Molecular genetics and metabolism reports 20201030
We report a case of a 7-month-old boy with Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECHS1) deficiency concomitant with prominent ketoacidosis, and no elevation in plasma lactate levels. He suddenly became unconscious, after he had a lot of defecation. He was referred to our hospital by a local doctor because of a right conjugate deviation and hypotonia. Initial investigations revealed severe anion gap metabolic acidosis, hyperuricemia, hyperketonemia, and normal lactate levels in the blood and cerebrosp ...[more]