A case of adult-onset type II citrullinemia induced by hospital diet

A 47-year-old Japanese man was first admitted to our hospital for 8 days because of an asthma attack. After discharge he changed his diet. On the 12th day after his discharge, he was re-admitted to our hospital because he exhibited transient loss of consciousness with flapping tremor. His plasma amm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical journal of gastroenterology 2011-02, Vol.4 (1), p.28-33
Hauptverfasser: Ueda, Akira, Okada, Kazuhiko, Takahara, Terumi, Iwasa, Keiichi, Shinagawa, Kazuko, Entani, Akio, Inatsuchi, Syuji, Ando, Takayuki, Fujinami, Haruka, Tajiri, Kazuto, Tokimitsu, Yoshiharu, Ogawa, Kohei, Miyazono, Takayoshi, Miyazaki, Takako, Murakami, Jun, Hosokawa, Ayumu, Yasumura, Satoshi, Minemura, Masami, Kudo, Takahiko, Sugiyama, Toshiro
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Zusammenfassung:A 47-year-old Japanese man was first admitted to our hospital for 8 days because of an asthma attack. After discharge he changed his diet. On the 12th day after his discharge, he was re-admitted to our hospital because he exhibited transient loss of consciousness with flapping tremor. His plasma ammonia level was extremely high (245 μg/dL; normal,
ISSN:1865-7257
1865-7265
DOI:10.1007/s12328-010-0188-3