Infantile encephalomyopathy and nephropathy with CoQ10 deficiency: a CoQ10-responsive condition.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency has been associated with various clinical phenotypes, including an infantile multisystem disorder. The authors report a 33-month-old boy who presented with corticosteroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in whom progressive encephalomyopathy later developed. CoQ10 was decreased both in muscle and in fibroblasts. Oral CoQ10 improved the neurologic picture but not the renal dysfunction.
Medical subject headings
- Kidney Diseases
- Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
- Ubiquinone