KETOTIC HYPOGLYCEMIA

Question 1

What is  KETOTIC HYPOGLYCEMIA?

Accepted Answer

Ketotic hypoglycaemia is a common form of hypoglycaemia in childhood, should only be diagnosed after exclusion of disorders of carbohydrate, fat metabolism, syndromes, drugs (e.g. Propranolol) ...
Fatty acid oxidation defects, hyperinsulinism and adrenal insufficiencyshould always be excluded prior to organising controlled fasts [Sreekantam S et al. 2017].

Question 2

Gibt es eine deutsche Bezeichnung?

Accepted Answer

Ketotische Hypoglykämie

Question 3

What is the link to OMIM ?

Accepted Answer

OMIN ---

Question 4

Which enzymes are involved?

Accepted Answer

impaired fasting tolerance (?)

Disease	KETOTIC HYPOGLYCEMIA
OMIM	--- OMIM = Online Mendelian Inheritance of Men
Gene locus	unknown Detail information to gene locus by the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI: MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX
ICD	R82.4, E16.2
Summary	Ketotic hypoglycaemia is a common form of hypoglycaemia in childhood, should only be diagnosed after exclusion of disorders of carbohydrate, fat metabolism, syndromes, drugs (e.g. Propranolol) ... Fatty acid oxidation defects, hyperinsulinism and adrenal insufficiency should always be excluded prior to organising controlled fasts [Sreekantam S et al. 2017].
Laboratory findings	3-Hydroxybutyric acid inc (urine) D-Glucose dec (serum) Ketone bodies (urine) normal/inc (blood) Ketone bodies (urine) inc (urine)
Symptoms	hypoglycemia ketosis, ketoacidosis onset, childhood onset, infancy vomiting