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Severe hypoglycaemia in a patient with glycogen storage disease type III induced by infectious mononucleosis
Author(s) -
Kimura T.,
Ikeda H.,
Kato M.,
Ito A.,
Okubo M.,
Hayasaka K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1023/a:1013900526628
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , glycogen storage disease , disease , medicine , glycogen , glycogen storage disease type i , viral disease , immunology , virus
A 10‐month‐old girl with glycogen storage disease type III developed recurrent severe hypoglycaemia induced by infectious mononucleosis. Severe metabolic damage probably reflected a rapid breakdown of liver cells induced by the viral infection.