A Newborn with Congenital Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption and Recurrent Episodes of Sepsis
Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption is a chronic osmotic diarrhea due to defective absorption of glucose and galactose in the intestine. Here, we present a newborn that was admitted to our hospital for neonatal diarrhea and was diagnosed as congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption. He had r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Publishing House
2013-08-01
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| Series: | Güncel Pediatri |
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| Online Access: | http://www.guncelpediatri.com/eng/makale/3231/105/Full-Text |
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| Summary: | Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption is a chronic osmotic diarrhea due to defective absorption of glucose and galactose in the intestine. Here, we present a newborn that was admitted to our hospital for neonatal diarrhea and was diagnosed as congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption. He had recurrent sepsis with Candida albicans, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis during follow-up without having any underlying cellular or humoral immune deficiency.Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of this rare disease can prevent life-threatening complications, and normal growth and development can be achieved. To our knowledge, the present case will be the second glucose-galactose malabsorption case with recurrent infectious due to opportunistic microorganisms after only one similar case in the literature. (Journal of Current Pediatrics 2013;11:85-7) |
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| ISSN: | 1304-9054 |