HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE

Course overview

HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE IS AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER WHERE PATIENTS LACK THE ENZYME TO BREAKDOWN FRUCTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE. THIS DISEASE USUALLY PRESENTS DURING THE WEANING PERIOD WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, JAUNDICE, AND HYPOGLYCEMIA. EARLY RECOGNITION AND PROMPT INSTITUTION OF DIETARY MEASURES TO RESTRICT FRUCTOSE ARE ESSENTIAL. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.