Open AccessA Newborn with Congenital Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption and Recurrent Episodes of Sepsis
Author(s) -
Serdar Alan,
Zarife Kuloğlu,
Ufuk Çakır,
Ali Yaman,
Begüm Atasay,
Aydan Kansu,
Saadet Arsan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
güncel pediatri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1308-6308
pISSN - 1304-9054
DOI - 10.4274/jcp.11.21931
Subject(s) - malabsorption , galactose , sepsis , medicine , pediatrics , gastroenterology , chemistry , biochemistry
Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption is a chronic osmotic diarrhea due to defective absorption of glucose and galactose in the intestine. Here, we present a newborn that was admitted to our hospital for neonatal diarrhea and was diagnosed as congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption. He had recurrent sepsis with Candida albicans, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis during follow-up without having any underlying cellular or humoral immune deficiency.Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of this rare disease can prevent life-threatening complications, and normal growth and development can be achieved. To our knowledge, the present case will be the second glucose-galactose malabsorption case with recurrent infectious due to opportunistic microorganisms after only one similar case in the literature. (Journal of Current Pediatrics 2013;11:85-7