International Journal of Contemporary Medicine
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Clinical Case Report on Arginase Deficiency: An Unusual Indication for Hemodialysis

  • Author:
  • V Leelavathi1,, SM Shivaprasad2, R Naveen3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 24 to 26

1Post Graduate, Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephrourology, Bangalore

2Professor, Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephrourology, Bangalore

3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

*Corresponding author: Leelavathi V, Post Graduate, Door No. 39, 1st Cross, MKK Road, Srirampuram Post, Bangalore 560021, Email: drleelavathi.v@gmail.com, Phone: +91 9480390763

Online published on 7 October, 2013.

Abstract

Hyperargininemia due to arginase deficiency is a rare, inherited, urea cycle disorder. This is a case report of a 9-year old girl presenting with hyperammonemia, hyperargininemia, with neurological symptoms responding to hemodialysis.

Keywords

Hyperargenemia, Hyperammonia, Dialysis