Acute Pancreatitis with Rapid Clinical Improvement in a Child with Isovaleric Acidemia

• Main Authors: Elpis Mantadakis (Author), Ioannis Chrysafis (Author), Emmanouela Tsouvala (Author), Athanassios Evangeliou (Author), Athanassios Chatzimichael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Isovaleric acidemia is a rare branched-chain organic acidemia. The authors describe a 3.5-year-old girl with isovaleric acidemia and acute abdominal pain associated with bilious emesis. Elevated serum amylase and abdominal ultrasonography demonstrating an enlarged and edematous pancreas, along with...