Association of fungal sepsis and galactosemia.
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2010-06
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Galactosemia is one of the rare inborn errors of metabolism, which if detected early can be treated effectively.
Galactosemic infants have a significant increased risk of developing sepsis. E. coli sepsis is a known entity, and also
an important cause of early mortality in these children. But fungal sepsis in these patients is rarely reported. Here is a case
of 45 day-old child who presented with fungal sepsis, which on investigation turned out to be galactosemia.
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Galactosemia, Fungal sepsis, Inborn errors of metabolism
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Verma Sanjay, Bharti Bhavneet, Inusha P. Association of fungal sepsis and galactosemia. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 June; 77(6): 695-696.