An infant with hypercalcemia and hyperammonia: inborn error of metabolism or not? Answers

Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Feb;34(2):251-252. doi: 10.1007/s00467-018-4022-3. Epub 2018 Jul 19.
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Keywords: Distal renal tubular acidosis; Hyperammonia; Hypercalcemia.

MeSH terms

  • Acidosis, Renal Tubular / complications
  • Acidosis, Renal Tubular / diagnosis*
  • Acidosis, Renal Tubular / genetics
  • Acidosis, Renal Tubular / therapy
  • Administration, Oral
  • Ammonia / blood
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Exome Sequencing
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Food Intolerance / etiology*
  • Food Intolerance / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hyperammonemia / blood
  • Hyperammonemia / etiology*
  • Hyperammonemia / therapy
  • Hypercalcemia / blood
  • Hypercalcemia / etiology*
  • Hypercalcemia / therapy
  • Infant
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / blood
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / diagnosis
  • Potassium Citrate / administration & dosage
  • Sodium Bicarbonate / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / genetics*
  • Weight Gain / drug effects

Substances

  • Ammonia
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • ATP6V0A4 protein, human
  • Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases
  • Potassium Citrate