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Management of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 infection in organic acidemias

Authors :
Shagun Kaur
Stephanie L. Campbell
David W. Stockton
Source :
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part a
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected the health and healthcare of individuals of all ages worldwide. There have been multiple reports and reviews documenting a milder effect and decreased morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population, but there have only been a small number of reports discussing the SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in the setting of an inborn error of metabolism (IEM). Here, we report two patients with underlying metabolic disorders, propionic acidemia and glutaric aciduria type 1, and discuss their clinical presentation, as well as their infectious and metabolic management. Our report demonstrates that individuals with an underlying IEM are at risk of metabolic decompensation in the setting of a COVID‐19 infection. The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus does not appear to cause a more severe metabolic deterioration than is typical.

Details

ISSN :
15524833 and 15524825
Volume :
185
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fa4ccd36ec15a03845a2c25c4afddc08