Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-II (CPT-II) deficiency can be detected through newborn screening with tandem mass spectrometry. We report a 4-year-old patient with rhabdomyolysis due to CPT-II deficiency, which was initially missed by newborn screening. The patient presented with a 2-day history of fevers, upper respiratory infection, diffuse myalgia, and tea-colored urine.
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