A case of galactosemia misdiagnosed as cow’s milk intolerance

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Giancarlo Parenti¹  Francesca Santamaria¹  Mariacarolina Salerno¹  Pietro Vajro²  Claudio Pignata¹  Emma Acampora¹  Carla Ungaro¹  Roberto Della Casa¹ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy;Department of Pediatrics, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

关键词: Metabolic disease.;    Cow’s milk intolerance;    Galactosemia;   

Others  :  825719
DOI  :  10.1186/1824-7288-38-47

 received in 2012-08-30, accepted in 2012-09-11,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

We report on a female patient affected by galactosemia in whom the diagnosis was obscured by the concomitant presence of manifestations suggesting a cow’s milk intolerance. This case exemplifies the problems in reaching a correct diagnosis in patients with metabolic diseases.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Della Casa et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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