Neuromyelitis Optica Complicated by Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Treated Safely with Pulse Steroid Therapy

Steroid administration to patients with urea cycle disorders can cause hyperammonemia. We encountered a 36-year-old woman with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) complicated by ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency. By reducing the doses of steroids and adequate infusion management, we were able to ad...

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Autores principales: Yoshida, Ryuto, Sasaki, Takuya, Sunouchi, Takashi, Ueda, Masayuki, Kitamura, Mizuki, Nakayama, Takahiro, Saito, Jun, Imafuku, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33867389
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.6885-20

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