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Fatty acid β-oxidation deficiency masquerading as fulminant myocarditis
被引:5
|作者:
de Lonlay-Debeney, P
Fournet, JC
Bonnet, D
机构:
[1] Hop Necker Enfants Malad, Serv Cardiol Pediat, F-75743 Paris 15, France
[2] Hop Necker Enfants Malad, Serv Genet Med, F-75743 Paris, France
[3] Hop Necker Enfants Malad, Dept Genet, F-75743 Paris 15, France
[4] Hop Necker Enfants Malad, Serv Anatomopathol, F-75743 Paris 15, France
关键词:
fatty acids;
metabolism;
myocarditis;
D O I:
10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00122-3
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
We present a 9-month-old child presenting with acute cardiomyopathy and fever following a viral illness. He was diagnosed to have acute myocarditis, was proposed for an external hemodynamic assistance but died of ventricular tachycardia. Post-mortem data revealed a very-long-chain acylcoenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. Our report raises awareness on the interest for preserving tissue samples and for performing a metabolic screening in acute childhood cardiomyopathy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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页码:287 / 289
页数:3
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