Gabra H O S, Fenton P A, Bonham J R, Mackinnon A E
Paediatric Surgical Unit, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK.
J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Nov;38(11):E16-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.013.
Hyperammonemia has been reported rarely in the pediatric age group in systemically ill patients. All cases resulted from infections with urea splitting organisms, which are more common among patients who have undergone surgical procedures on the urinary tract. The authors report for the first time in the pediatric literature, one patient who presented with hyperammonemic encephalopathy that resulted from urinary tract infection with Staphylococcus epidermidis and Corynebacterium sp.
在患有全身性疾病的儿科患者中，高氨血症鲜有报道。所有病例均由感染尿素分解菌所致，此类感染在接受过尿路手术的患者中更为常见。作者在儿科文献中首次报道了一例因表皮葡萄球菌和棒状杆菌属引起的尿路感染导致高氨血症性脑病的患者。
