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Enfermedades de dep贸sito de gluc贸geno: informe de dos casos en la ciudad de Cartagena
Objective: to report two cases of children with type Ia glycogen storage disease compatible with Von Gierke disease,
suspected in the presence of findings such as hepatomegaly, nephromegaly, hypoglycemia, and stunted growth.
Method: Presentation of the clinical records of two patients referred to the diagnostic unit of innate errors of metabolism
of the Faculty of Medicine in Universidad de Cartagena.
Results: The first case reported was a child who debuted with acute cyanosis without widespread neurological deficit when
he was eleven months old, followed by hepatomegaly at two years of age. At 4 years of age, symptoms reappeared with similar
characteristics: hypoglycemia, growth failure, and persistent hepatomegaly detected on physical examination. With the
precedent that an older brother that presented similar symptoms was suspected of glycogen storage disease, a biopsy was
performed and confirmed liver glycogen storage with normal structure. The patient鈥檚 treatment was modification of dietary
habits (small, frequent feedings during the day) and cornstarch. The second event was the older brother who consulted for
the first time when he was 18 months old due to prolonged diarrhea. Hepatomegaly was documented by ultrasound study
without kidney compromise and no hypoglycemia was found.
Recommendations: It is necessary for the entire health team to be trained to detect rare diseases such as glycogen storage
disease. If they make early diagnoses and establish support groups for interdisciplinary management of such diseases, they
may change the prognosis and quality of life of these children. Objetivo: Comunicar dos casos de ni帽os con glucogenosis compatibles con el tipo Ia o enfermedad de Von Gierke, que
se debe sospechar ante la presencia de hallazgos como hepatomegalia, nefromegalia, hipoglicemia y talla baja.
M茅todo: Presentaci贸n de las historias cl铆nicas de dos pacientes remitidos a la unidad de diagn贸stico de errores innatos
del metabolismo de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Cartagena.
Resultados: El primer caso es un ni帽o que a los once meses de edad hizo crisis de cianosis generalizada sin d茅ficit
neurol贸gico, y a los dos a帽os tuvo hepatomegalia. A los cuatro a帽os vuelve a presentar el mismo cuadro con iguales
caracter铆sticas m谩s hipoglicemia y al examen f铆sico talla baja y persistencia de la hepatomegalia. Con el antecedente de un
hermano mayor que mostr贸 sintomatolog铆a similar se sospech贸 glucogenosis; se tom贸 una biopsia de h铆gado y se confirm贸
dep贸sito de gluc贸geno hep谩tico de estructura normal. Se manej贸 con dieta fraccionada y f茅cula de ma铆z. El segundo caso se
trata del hermano mayor quien consult贸 por primera vez a los 18 meses de edad con diarrea prolongada. Se document贸
hepatomegalia por estudio ecogr谩fico sin compromiso renal y nunca curs贸 con hipoglicemia.
Recomendaciones: Es necesario que todo el equipo de salud est茅 capacitado para descubrir enfermedades raras como la
glucogenosis. Esto puede cambiar el pron贸stico y calidad de vida de los ni帽os si se hace un diagn贸stico precoz y se establecen
grupos de apoyo interdisciplinarios en el manejo de este grupo de enfermedades