Isolated adipic aciduria.
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Hasbini, DA; Mikati, MA; Habbal, ZM
Published in: Pediatr Neurol
January 2001
Adipic acid can appear, in combination with other dicarboxylic acids, in the urine of patients in a number of underlying metabolic diseases. A child with seizures and mental retardation of unknown etiology who was found to have elevated isolated adipic aciduria on investigation for metabolic diseases is reported. A dietary artifact was suspected, and the adipic aciduria resolved after the child was kept on a specific restricted diet for 3 days. This is the third report of isolated adipic aciduria secondary to food. Findings confirm the previous reports of dietary origin of isolated adipic aciduria and should alert clinicians to such artifact before committing patients to unnecessary treatments.
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Pediatr Neurol
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ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
January 2001
Volume
24
Issue
1
Start / End Page
77 / 78
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Feeding Behavior
- False Positive Reactions
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Child, Preschool
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic
- Adipates
- 3213 Paediatrics
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Hasbini, D. A., Mikati, M. A., & Habbal, Z. M. (2001). Isolated adipic aciduria. Pediatr Neurol, 24(1), 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00236-8
Hasbini, D. A., M. A. Mikati, and Z. M. Habbal. “Isolated adipic aciduria.” Pediatr Neurol 24, no. 1 (January 2001): 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00236-8.
Hasbini DA, Mikati MA, Habbal ZM. Isolated adipic aciduria. Pediatr Neurol. 2001 Jan;24(1):77–8.
Hasbini, D. A., et al. “Isolated adipic aciduria.” Pediatr Neurol, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 77–78. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00236-8.
Hasbini DA, Mikati MA, Habbal ZM. Isolated adipic aciduria. Pediatr Neurol. 2001 Jan;24(1):77–78.
Published In
Pediatr Neurol
DOI
ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
January 2001
Volume
24
Issue
1
Start / End Page
77 / 78
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Feeding Behavior
- False Positive Reactions
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Child, Preschool
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic
- Adipates
- 3213 Paediatrics