Tratamento Metabólico Da Doença Da Urina Do Xarope de Bordo: Metabolic Treatment of The Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Tratamento Metabólico Da Doença Da Urina Do Xarope de Bordo: Metabolic Treatment of The Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Tratamento Metabólico Da Doença Da Urina Do Xarope de Bordo: Metabolic Treatment of The Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Tratamento metabólico da
doença da urina do xarope de bordo
Metabolic treatment of the maple syrup urine disease
Eugênia Ribeiro Valadares1, José Sabino de Oliveira 2, Luiz Eduardo Parreiras Tálamo3
RESUMO
ABSTRACT
Objective: Case report of the maple syrup urine disease (leucinosis) and show how
to get good results with the disease metabolic treatment. Case description: newborn
developed in the 5th day of life difficulty poor sucking, prostration and alternating axial
hypotonia and hypertonia, was admitted with 12 days of life in the intensive treat-
ment unit, with attacks of hypertonia, opisthotonus, paddling movements and apnea.
She underwent nasal CPAP and supportive care instituted, with negative infectious
screening. The blood amino acid chromatography showed a pronounced increase of
leucine(5.986,4 nmol/mL), isoleucine (488,1 nmol/mL) and valine (755,9 mmol/mL),
Recebido em: 08/06/2009
with leucinosis diagnosis and started the metabolic treatment. Evolved with neurologi- Aprovado em: 08/10/2009
cal improvement, weight gain and decreased the levels of leucine. She was discharged
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in good condition. Comments: there was a slower fall in levels of leucine than that Neocenter SA, Unidade São Camilo
reported in the literature, which can be explained by the time needed to get the special
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diet (MSUD 1) and because the mixture of amino acids used in the parenteral nutrition Luiz Eduardo Parreiras Tálamo
contain leucine. The biochemical control could be achieved faster if there was daily
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availability of the quantitative analysis of serum amino acids and more speed in the Nova Suíça
release of results. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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Key words: Maple Syrup Urine Disease/therapy; Diet Therapy; Leucine. Email: [email protected]
6.000,00 Leucina
especial (MSUD, Milupa). Os níveis de sódio foram
mantidos entre 140 e 145meq/L, com o objetivo de 5.000,00 Isoleucina