Carbonic Anhydrase II Deficiency: Unusual Presentation of the Arabic Mutation. A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Carbonic anhydrase II deficiency is an extremely rare inborn error of metabolism that constitutes a triad osteopetrosis, renal tubular acidosis and intracerebral calcification. Unlike other subtypes of osteopetrosis, the presence of developmental delay and relative infrequency of skeletal fractures may not be a typical signs of symptoms indolent trajectory. This case report demonstrates a 11-year-old boy who had a bilateral midshaft tibial fracture despite low mechanism of injury. He was found to have severe respiratory distress with hypokalemia shortly after arriving to the emergency department venous blood gas (VBG) showed moderate metabolic acidosis. Potassium was corrected but he persistently had low potassium level despite frequent corrections. He was then started on sodium bicarbonat

SUBMITTER: Alayed Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848787 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature