Published in:
01-06-2006 | Clinical Quiz
Severe lactic acidosis and nephrolithiasis in an infant—etiology?: Question
Authors:
Ayfer Gür Güven, Mustafa Koyun, Reha Artan, Oğuz Dursun, Yunus Emre Baysal, Sema Akman
Published in:
Pediatric Nephrology
|
Issue 6/2006
Login to get access
Excerpt
A 4.5-month-old girl was admitted to the pediatric emergency room with dyspnea and tachypnea. Two weeks prior to admission the patient presented to a local hospital with restlessness and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection; she later developed gastroenteritis. She was feeding with breast milk only. No history of increased susceptibility to infections was described. Her brother died because of sepsis and metabolic acidosis at the age of three months. There was also consanginuity between the parents. …