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Pseudo‐maple syrup urine disease due to maternal prenatal ingestion of fenugreek
Author(s) -
Korman SH,
Cohen E,
Preminger A
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00617.x
Subject(s) - maple syrup urine disease , medicine , ingestion , urine , maple , biochemistry , leucine , amino acid , botany , biology , chemistry
: Fenugreek, maple syrup and the urine of maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) patients all share a characteristic odour originating from a common component, sotolone. Ingestion of fenugreek by mothers during labour resulted in a maple syrup‐like odour in their newborn infants, leading to a false suspicion of MSUD.