Hyperammonemia in a Woman with Late-onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

A 52-year-old woman developed vomiting and disturbance of consciousness after consuming raw fish and sushi on a trip. A blood test showed hyperammonemia (310 μg/dL) with a normal liver function. She fell into a deep coma, and her serum ammonia level increased to 684 μg/dL. L-arginine was administere...

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Published in:Intern Med
Main Authors: Koya, Yudai, Shibata, Michihiko, Senju, Michio, Honma, Yuichi, Hiura, Masaaki, Ishii, Masahiro, Matsumoto, Shirou, Harada, Masaru
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478997/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30449781
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.1851-18
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