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Acute onset of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair to a 2-day-old neonate
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2023
Abstract
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency is an X-linked disorder which results in the accumulation of ammonia causing irritability and vomiting. Acute hyperammonemia requires rapid and intensive intervention. However, as those clinical features are non-specific and commonly seen in peri-operative situation, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency could be difficult to diagnose prior to and post-emergency cardiac surgery. We report a 2-day-old male neonate who was diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency presenting hyperammonemia and severe heart failure after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair.
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