title: Abetalipoproteinemia in a Saudi infant.
abstract: Abetalipoproteinemia is a rare genetic disorder. A 5-month-old Saudi boy presented with chronic diarrhoea and failure to thrive since 3 months of age. He was cachectic. His peripheral blood picture showed many acanthocytes and he had very low lipid profile. He improved on medium chain triglyceride (MCT) formula and administration of fat soluble vitamins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. rafiquelhr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafique
authors.forename: Shumaila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zia
mesh_terms: D000012:Abetalipoproteinemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male