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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(1):95-100. Published online January 31, 1991.

A case of congenital lactic acidosis.

Suk Min Choi¹, Myeong Ku Cho¹, Dong Hwan Lee¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹, Kikumaro Aoki², Shuichi Yamaguchi³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soon Chum Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
²Aiiku Maternal & Child Health Center, Tokyo, Japan
³Saitama Children fs Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

Received: August 13, 1990;  Accepted: October 17, 1990.

Abstract

The congenital lactic acidosis represent a sizable group of metabolic disorders. They are in all likelihood genetically determined, and they are clearly heterogenous. They may be considered broadly as disorders of pyruvate metabolism in which there are two general categories: defects in gluconeogenesis and defects in pyruvate oxidation. We experienced a case of congenital lactic acidosis in neonate who was diagnosed by urinary organic acid analysis. A brief review of related literature is also presented.

Keywords :Congenital lactic acidosis