Postpyloric nutrition to prevent emergencies - a step away from repeat inpatient care in children with methylmalonic acidaemia and propionic acidaemia - a case report of four cases

• Main Authors: Stefan Schumann (Author), Frank Risto Rommel (Author), Serdar Cantez (Author), Evdokia Alexanidou (Author), Clemens Kamrath (Author), Jan de Laffolie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA) and propionic acidaemia (PA) are very rare autosomal recessive inherited metabolic diseases from the group of organoacidopathies. Katabolism due to minor infections can lead to metabolic decompensation including hyperammonemia and ketoacidosis, especially in small child...