Methylmalonic acidemia

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Methylmalonic acidemia

Prevention:

A low-protein maintenance diet can help to reduce recurrent attacks of acidemia. Patients should also avoid people who are sick. Parents of a child with this disorder or couples desiring children who have a known family history of this disorder should seek information on genetic counseling.

Review Date: 8/1/2005
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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