Carnitine deficiency: a possible cause of gastrointestinal dysmotility.
Acta Paediatr
; 81(1): 79-81, 1992 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1376181
ABSTRACT
An infant with delayed development and peripheral myopathy, nourished on a soy-based liquid diet deficient in carnitine, had gastrointestinal dysmotility manifested by postprandial vomiting, oral drooling, delayed gastric emptying and infrequent bowel movements. Oesophageal manometry showed a reduced lower oesophageal sphincter pressure for age with abnormal distal motility. Serum carnitine concentration was 9.9 mumol l-1. After dietary supplementation of carnitine the gastrointestinal symptoms resolved, oesophageal manometry returned to normal, and serum carnitine increased to 37.2 mumol l-1. Dietary carnitine deficiency in infancy may be a cause of smooth muscle dysmotility of the gastrointestinal tract.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carnitina
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Gastroenteropatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article