A case of galactosemia misdiagnosed as cow’s milk intolerance

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Casa, Roberto Della, Ungaro, Carla, Acampora, Emma, Pignata, Claudio, Vajro, Pietro, Salerno, Mariacarolina, Santamaria, Francesca, Parenti, Giancarlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3462687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22992216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-38-47
Descripción
Sumario: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.

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