J Pediatr Genet 2024; 13(03): 223-226
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1747933
Case-Based Review

Prolonged Cholestatic Jaundice Associated with Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase IA Deficiency

1   Department of Paediatrics, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Ravi Bharadwaj
2   Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Smita Malhotra
2   Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Anupam Sibal
2   Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) deficiency is a type of fatty acid oxidation disorder in which long chain fatty acids cannot be transported into mitochondria for further processing and storage in our body. Typically, the patients present with lethargy, hypoglycemia, and raised serum transaminase levels before 2 years of age. Cholestatic jaundice as manifestation of this deficiency has been reported rarely; here, we report an adolescent male with CPT1A deficiency who developed prolonged cholestatic jaundice following a febrile illness.



Publication History

Received: 02 June 2021

Accepted: 07 March 2022

Article published online:
02 May 2022

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