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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2021; 9(2): 436-444
Published online Jan 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i2.436
Neonatal isovaleric acidemia in China: A case report and review of literature
Fang Wu, Shu-Juan Fan, Xi-Hui Zhou
Fang Wu, Shu-Juan Fan, Xi-Hui Zhou, Department of Neonatalogy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Wu F participated in the design of the report, reviewed the literature and wrote the paper; Fan SJ was the patient’s internist and collected the data; Zhou XH designed the report and performed the preliminary revision of the article.
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Corresponding author: Xi-Hui Zhou, MD, Chief Physician, Full Professor, Department of Neonatalogy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. zhouxihuixian@163.com
Received: August 25, 2020
Peer-review started: August 25, 2020
First decision: October 27, 2020
Revised: November 7, 2020
Accepted: November 21, 2020
Article in press: November 21, 2020
Published online: January 16, 2021
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

Isovaleric acidemia (IVA) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited organic acidemia caused by a genetic deficiency of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVD). Its morbidity is low, but mortality is high. There is no effective cure for this disease. Early identification of IVA using clinical features can significantly slow disease progression and reduce mortality. Here we report a Chinese neonate with two mutations of IVD and share valuable information on this disease.

CASE SUMMARY

A 12-day-old male neonate with “poor response for 1 d and repeated convulsions accompanied by high muscle tension for 6 h” was hospitalized. The patient was the first child of nonconsanguineous ethnic Chinese parents. He was delivered by cesarean section due to breech position at 39 + 1 wk of gestation with a birth weight of 3.27 kg. Initially, he suffered from dyspnea and rhinobyon, and at 10 d after birth the patient suddenly developed poor feeding, low response, lethargy and seizures. Organic acid analysis of blood and urine by tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry showed extremely high concentrations of isovaleryl glycine. The patient had an acute episode of IVA causing severe metabolic stress and eventually died.

CONCLUSION

A new case of an IVA patient carrying c.1193G>A (p.Arg398Gln) and c.1208A>G (p.Try403Cys) mutations is reported in China.

Keywords: Isovaleric acidemia; Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase; Sweaty feet odor; Case report; Mental retardation; Literature review

Core Tip: Isovaleric acidemia is a rare autosomal recessive inherited organic acidemia caused by a genetic deficiency of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVD), with a high mortality. We describe a 12-day-old male neonate diagnosed with IVD after tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis. Organic acid analysis of blood and urine showed extremely high concentrations of isovaleryl glycine. DNA sequencing of the IVD gene in the family revealed c.1193G>A mutation inherited from his mother and c.1208A>G mutation inherited from his father. Furthermore, the clinical characteristics and prognosis were discussed in combination with reported cases over the past 14 years.