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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephrourology, Bangalore, IN
2 Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, IN
Source
International Journal of Contemporary Medicine, Vol 1, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 24-26
Abstract
Hyperargininemia due to arginase deficiency is a rare, inherited, urea cycle disorder. This is a case report of a 9-year old girl presenting with hyperammonemia, hyperargininemia, with neurological symptoms responding to hemodialysis.
Keywords
Hyperargenemia, Hyperammonia, Dialysis.
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