Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Lactic Acidosis in a Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal mitochondrial metabolism. Structural brain abnormalities are common in PDCD. A case of a patient with PDCD with an unusual presentation is described. A 20-month-old boy with hypotonia and d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-05-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0012 |