McCormick Benjamin Joseph, Ritchie Leanna V, Porter Ivan E
Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Nephrology, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2024 May 2;17(5):e255793. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255793.
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is a rare, X linked disorder that can manifest in late adulthood in heterozygous females as severe hyperammonaemia following environmental stressors. We present a case of hyperammonaemic encephalopathy that was triggered by glucocorticoid administration in an adult woman with heterozygous OTCD with clinical response to haemodialysis, ammonia scavengers and a high-calorie, low-protein diet.
鸟氨酸转氨甲酰酶缺乏症(OTCD)是一种罕见的X连锁疾病,杂合子女性在成年后期可能因环境应激因素而表现为严重的高氨血症。我们报告一例高氨血症性脑病病例,该病例由一名患有杂合子OTCD的成年女性使用糖皮质激素引发,对血液透析、氨清除剂以及高热量、低蛋白饮食有临床反应。