Acute treatment of hyperammonemia by continuous renal replacement therapy in a newborn patient with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

• Main Authors: Hyo Jeong Kim (Author), Se Jin Park (Author), Kook In Park (Author), Jin Sung Lee (Author), Ho Sun Eun (Author), Ji Hong Kim (Author), Jae Il Shin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is well known as the most common inherited disorder of the urea cycle, and 1 of the most common causes of hyperammonemia in newborns. We experienced a case of a 3-day-old boy with OTC deficiency who appeared healthy in the first 2 days of life but develope...