Postoperative coma in a child with carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency.
We describe prolonged drowsiness proceeding to hepatic encephalopathy in a child with sickle cell trait and carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency. The latter defect of fatty acid metabolism is associated with striated muscle dysfunction and hepatic failure.
Department of Anesthesia, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. pekka_neu@hotmail.com
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D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
D002334:Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase