Author/Authors :
-، - نويسنده Biochemistry and Nutrition Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Zilaee, Marzie , -، - نويسنده Biochemistry and Nutrition Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Norouzy, Abdolreza , -، - نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, The Mashhad Dr.Sheikh Hospital, PICU section, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Imani, Bahare , -، - نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, The Mashhad Dr.Sheikh Hospital, PICU section, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Khademi, Gholamreza , -، - نويسنده Biochemistry and Nutrition Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Safarian, Mohammad
Abstract :
Introduction: methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is a metabolic disorder and especial nutritional support has an important role in improvement of growth and development in these patients. Case presentation: A 3-month old female infant with known MMA was admitted to emergency department of Dr Sheikh Children Hospital with primary diagnosis of pneumonia and sepsis .This patient was a full term baby; MMA was diagnosed at 3th day of her life after several episodes of tachypnea, lethargia, poor feeding and irritability. After patient was stabilized, she was referred to nutritional support team for specialized MMA medical nutritional therapy. The patient’s growth and development improved significantly after 2 months of follow up.
