Siyamini Sivananthan, Nedim Hadžić, Anil Dhawan, Nigel D Heaton, Roshni Vara
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2021 AprPropionic acidemia is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of propionyl CoA carboxylase which often manifests with frequent metabolic decompensations and risk of neurological injury. Outcomes with medical therapy remain suboptimal. Liver transplantation has been shown to be a therapeutic option for patients and results in a milder phenotype of the disease and partial correction of the enzyme defect. Liver transplantation has been increasingly reported over the last decade and experience in managing these patients is improving. Long-term outcomes are generally good; however, the risk of complications still exists despite transplantation. We report a child who presented with a fatal metabolic stroke 11 years post liver transplant without any biochemical evidence of decompensation. We highlight the need to closely monitor these patients lifelong despite liver transplantation and maintain multidisciplinary working between hepatology and metabolic clinicians. © 2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Siyamini Sivananthan, Nedim Hadžić, Anil Dhawan, Nigel D Heaton, Roshni Vara. Fatal metabolic stroke in a child with propionic acidemia 11 years post liver transplant. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. 2021 Apr;21(4):1637-1640
PMID: 33205569
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