Postpartum coma and death due to carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I deficiency

Ann Intern Med. 1994 Feb 1;120(3):216-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-120-3-199402010-00007.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / diagnosis
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / enzymology*
  • Ammonia / blood*
  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia) / deficiency*
  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia) / metabolism
  • Coma / enzymology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Puerperal Disorders / enzymology*

Substances

  • Ammonia
  • Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)