Von-Gierke disease
Type 1 Glycogen Storage Disease
Facts
:
Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
History / PE
:
3-4 months old
Doll-like
face (fat cheeks)
Short stature
Thin extremities
Protuberant abdomen (big liver/kidneys)
Spleen and heart normal
Diagnosis
:
Lactic acidosis
Fasting
hypoglycemia
Complications
:
Hypogylcemic seizures
Differential Diagnosis
:
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
(hyperinsulinemia)
August 7th 2010
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