Question 3 · LEK · Inborn errors of metabolism
Congenital metabolic disorders should be considered when there is an episode of:
- A. non-immune fetal hydrops.
- B. signs suggestive of Reye’s syndrome.
- C. convulsions and/or apnea in a child without signs of an infection.
- D. A,B,C are true.
- E. B and C are true.
Hint
Consider metabolic disorders that present before birth, as acute encephalopathy with liver dysfunction, and as unexplained neonatal seizures.
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