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Acute, severe cardiomyopathy as main symptom of late-onset very long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.

AbstractUNLABELLED:
A 5-year-old boy with late-onset very long-chain acyl-CoA-dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency presented with acute cardiomyopathy, myopathy, gross myoglobinuria and normoglycaemia. The clinical course after diagnosis was favourable.
CONCLUSION:
late-onset VLCAD deficiency may present as acute cardiomyopathy.
AuthorsR Parini, F Menni, B Garavaglia, V Fesslova, D Melotti, M L Massone, E Lamantea, M Rimoldi, P Vizziello, R Gatti
JournalEuropean journal of pediatrics (Eur J Pediatr) Vol. 157 Issue 12 Pg. 992-5 (Dec 1998) ISSN: 0340-6199 [Print] Germany
PMID9877038 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain (deficiency)
  • Age of Onset
  • Cardiomyopathies (diagnosis, enzymology, epidemiology)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diarrhea (diagnosis)
  • Humans
  • Male

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