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Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase deficiency causes prominent ketoacidosis with normal plasma lactate levels: A case report.


ABSTRACT: 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 cerebrospinal fluid. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed abnormal signals in the bilateral caudate nucleus and globus pallidus, suggesting the possibility of inborn errors of metabolism. Thus, analysis of acylcarnitine analysis and urine organic acid was performed but could not help diagnose his condition. We then performed mutation analysis using a DNA panel. We found the following heterozygous mutations in ECHS1: c.5C > T (p. Ala2Val) and c.176 A > G (p. Asn59Ser), leading to the diagnosis of Leigh encephalopathy. This case report expands our understanding of the multiple symptoms of ECHS1 deficiency and emphasizes the importance of genetic testing for inborn errors of metabolism, such as ECHS1 deficiency, to initiate early treatment.

SUBMITTER: Uesugi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606867 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase deficiency causes prominent ketoacidosis with normal plasma lactate levels: A case report.

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]

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