A Newborn with Congenital Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption and Recurrent Episodes of Sepsis

• Published in: Güncel pediatri 2013-08, Vol.11 (2)
• Main Authors: Alan, Serdar, Kuloglu, Zarife, Çakir, Ufuk, Yaman, Aytaç, Atasay, Begüm, Tanca, Aydan Kansu, Arsan, Saadet
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; tur
• ISSN: 1304-9054; 1308-6308
• DOI: 10.4274/Jcp.11.21931

Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption is a chronic osmotic diarrhea due to defective absorption of glucose and galactose in the intestine. Here, we present a newborn that was admitted to our hospital for neonatal diarrhea and was diagnosed as congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption. He had recurrent sepsis with Candida albicans, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis during follow-up without having any underlying cellular or humoral immune deficiency.Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of this rare disease can prevent life-threatening complications, and normal growth and development can be achieved. To our knowledge, the present case will be the second glucose-galactose malabsorption case with recurrent infectious due to opportunistic microorganisms after only one similar case in the literature. (Jo¬ur¬nal of Cur¬rent Pe¬di¬at¬rics 2013; 11: 85-7)