RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Marciniak, Bruno
A1 Dalens, Bernard J.
SR Print(0)
ID 58076023
T1 Methionine Malabsorption Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
YR 2006
FD 2006
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071354554
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58076023
RD 2024/04/16
AB An  inherited  disease  caused  by  malabsorption  of  methionine  and  secondary  malabsorption  of  other  amino  acids.  The  unabsorbed  methionine  is  converted  to  α-hydroxybutyric  acid  by  intestinal  bacteria.  Urine  has  characteristic  smell  of  dried  malt.  Clinical  characteristics  include  mental  retardation,  seizures,  white  hair,  diarrhea,  and  episodes  of  generalized  edema.