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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2016.036   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2016.036    Full Text (PDF)

A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period

Nilgün KaradağAyşegül ZenciroğluDilek DilliFatma Tuba EminoğluNilay HakanÖzben CeylanNurullah Okumuş

Classical galactosemia is a life-threatening metabolic disease caused by an autosomal recessive inherited defect of galactose metabolism. Newborns with classical galactosemia are unable to metabolize galactose-1-phosphate. Infants with galactosemia may develop symptoms such as vomiting, liver problems, and jaundice in the first days of life if they are fed with formula that contains lactose or breast milk. In classical galactosemia generally direct hyperbilirubinemia is the prominent feature. However the disease may onset with indirect hyperbilirubinemia at its early stage. The long QT syndrome is a disorder of myocardial repolarization characterized by a prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram. This syndrome is associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death. We report here a case of classical galactosemia presenting with severe indirect hyperbilirubinemia and long QT syndrome during early neonatal period.

DOI :10.5222/j.child.2016.036   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2016.036    Full Text (PDF)

Erken Neonatal Dönemde Direkt Hiperbilirübinemi ve Uzun QT Sendromu ile Ortaya Çıkan Klasik Galaktozemi Vakası

Nilgün KaradağAyşegül ZenciroğluDilek DilliFatma Tuba EminoğluNilay HakanÖzben CeylanNurullah Okumuş

Klasik galaktozemi galaktoz metabolizmasındaki otozomal resesif bir kalıtsal bir bozukluğun neden olduğu yaşamı tehdit eden bir metabolik hastalıktır. Klasik galaktozemili bebeklerde galaktoz-1-fosfat metabolize edilemez. Galaktozemili bebeklerde yaşamın ilk günlerinde laktoz içeren mama veya anne sütüyle beslenmeyi takiben kusma, karaciğer sorunları ve sarılık gelişebilir. Klasik galaktozemide genellikle direk hiperbilirübinemi ön plandadır. Bununla birlikte hastalık erken dönemde indirek hiperbilirübinemi ile de ortaya çıkabilir. Uzun QT sendromu elektrokardiyogramda uzun QT mesafesi ile karakterize bir myokard repolarizasyon bozukluğudur. Bu sendromda ani bebek ölümü riski yüksektir. Bu makalede erken neonatal dönemde ciddi indirek hiperbilirubinemi ve uzun QT sendromu ile ortaya çıkan klasik galaktozemili bir yenidoğan vaka sunuldu.


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Karadağ, N., Zenciroğlu, A., Dilli, D., Eminoğlu, F.T., Hakan, N., Ceylan, Ö., & Okumuş, N. (2016). A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period. Journal of Child, 16(1), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ N, Zenciroğlu A, Dilli D, Eminoğlu F T, Hakan N, Ceylan Ö, Okumuş N. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period. Journal of Child. 2016;16(1):36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ, N.; Zenciroğlu, A.; Dilli, D.; Eminoğlu, F.T.; Hakan, N.; Ceylan, Ö.; Okumuş, N. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period. Journal of Child, [Publisher Location], v. 16, n. 1, p. 36-38, 2016.


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Karadağ, Nilgün, and Ayşegül Zenciroğlu and Dilek Dilli and Fatma Tuba Eminoğlu and Nilay Hakan and Özben Ceylan and Nurullah Okumuş. 2016. “A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period.” Journal of Child 16, no. 1: 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ, Nilgün, and Ayşegül Zenciroğlu and Dilek Dilli and Fatma Tuba Eminoğlu and Nilay Hakan and Özben Ceylan and Nurullah Okumuş. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period.” Journal of Child 16, no. 1 (May. 2025): 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ, N & Zenciroğlu, A & Dilli, D & Eminoğlu, FT & Hakan, N & Ceylan, Ö & Okumuş, N 2016, 'A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period', Journal of Child, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 36-38, viewed 23 May. 2025, https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ, N. and Zenciroğlu, A. and Dilli, D. and Eminoğlu, F.T. and Hakan, N. and Ceylan, Ö. and Okumuş, N. (2016) ‘A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period’, Journal of Child, 16(1), pp. 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036 (23 May. 2025).


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Karadağ, Nilgün, and Ayşegül Zenciroğlu and Dilek Dilli and Fatma Tuba Eminoğlu and Nilay Hakan and Özben Ceylan and Nurullah Okumuş. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period.” Journal of Child, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, pp. 36-38. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ N, Zenciroğlu A, Dilli D, Eminoğlu FT, Hakan N, Ceylan Ö, Okumuş N. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period. Journal of Child [Internet]. 23 May. 2025 [cited 23 May. 2025];16(1):36-38. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036 doi: 10.5222/j.child.2016.036


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Karadağ, Nilgün - Zenciroğlu, Ayşegül - Dilli, Dilek - Eminoğlu, FatmaTuba - Hakan, Nilay - Ceylan, Özben - Okumuş, Nurullah. A Case of Classical Galactosemia Presenting with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia and Long QT Syndrome in the Early Neonatal Period”. Journal of Child 16/1 (May. 2025): 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2016.036



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