Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency (G6P deficiency), or glycogen storage disease type I (GSDI), is a group of inherited metabolic diseases, including types Ia and Ib, characterized by poor tolerance to fasting, growth retardation and hepatomegaly resulting from accumulation of glycogen and fat in the liver. Prevalence is unknown and annual incidence is around 1/100,000 births. GSDIa is the more frequent type, representing about 80% of GSDI patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatic glycogen storage diseases are rare inherited conditions affecting glycogen metabolism. During the last twenty years, medical progress has allowed children who used to die before they reached the age of ten years to reach adulthood. It is important to know the natural history and long-term outcome of these patients to improve their treatment during childhood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: An adolescent was hospitalized for recurring abdominal pains, which had previously led to appendicectomy. Laboratory data finally led to the diagnosis of hereditary angioneurotic oedema, after several hypotheses had been raised and ruled out.
Conclusions: Angioneurotic oedema is a rare condition, which should be suspected in children with recurring abdominal pains, especially when there is liquid within the peritoneal cavity.