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Feeding infants with undiluted goat's milk can mimic tyrosinaemia type 1
Author(s) -
Hendriksz CJ,
Walter JH
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1080/08035250410023791
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , metabolic acidosis , acidosis , physiology , pediatrics , endocrinology
Undiluted goat's milk should not be given to infants. High protein infant feeds are a forgotten cause of metabolic acidosis. Conclusion : The metabolic abnormalities associated with goat's milk ingestion can cause a clinical picture very similar to tyrosinaemia type 1.