线粒体呼吸链复合物Ⅱ缺陷所致Leigh综合征

线粒体呼吸链复合物Ⅱ缺陷是较为少见的氧化磷酸化障碍性疾病。本文对1例单纯线粒体呼吸链复合物Ⅱ缺陷所致Leigh综合征患儿的诊疗进行回顾性分析。患儿,男,10个月,8个月时出现发热,热退后出现进行性全身无力、运动发育倒退和吞咽困难。血乳酸、丙酮酸增高,脑MRI显示双侧基底节对称性损害。对患儿进行了外周血白细胞线粒体氧化磷酸化酶复合物I-V活性测定和线粒体基因突变位点筛查分析。线粒体呼吸链复合物Ⅱ活性为21.9 nmol/min?mg线粒体总蛋白（正常对照47.3±5.3 nmol/min?mg线粒体总蛋白）,柠檬酸合酶活性为22.1%（正常对照50.9%±10.7%）,均显著降低。线粒体基因分析未发现异常。患儿确诊为线粒体呼吸链复合物Ⅱ缺陷所致Leigh综合征。经治疗患儿运动功能明显恢复。目前患儿22个月,病情稳定。     

Outcome of thiamine treatment in a child with Leigh disease due to thiamine-responsive pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency.

We describe a child with severe psychomotor retardation, peripheral neuropathy and bilateral abnormal signal in basal ganglia on magnetic resonance imaging, consistent with Leigh disease. Fibroblast pyruvate dehydrogenase assayed with routine method was normal. However, because of neurological improvement after treatment with thiamine, pyruvate dehydrogenase activity was studied again with thiamine pyrophosphate concentration adjusted to the normal human tissue level and found to be deficient. We report here on diagnostic difficulties and clinical follow-up of this patient.     

丙酮酸脱氢酶E1ɑ亚单位缺陷导致Leigh综合征

Leigh综合征是由于线粒体呼吸链能量代谢障碍所导致的遗传性疾病,丙酮酸脱氢酶E1ɑ亚单位（pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E1 alpha subunit, PDHA1）缺陷是导致Leigh综合征的常见原因之一。该研究通过PDHA1基因分析首次确诊了1例中国患者。该患儿1岁后运动发育落后,无力,肌张力低下,肌腱反射消失,发热、感冒时间歇性加重,智力发育正常。肌电图检查、腓肠肌病理活检结果提示神经性损害。3岁时脑MRI扫描未见异常,5岁时脑MRI呈现双侧苍白球对称性损害,符合Leigh综合征表现。经基因分析证实患者及其母亲PDHA1基因外显子3存在C214T突变,导致丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物活性下降。经过维生素B1、辅酶Q10、左旋肉碱及低碳水化合物饮食治疗后,患儿运动能力显著改善,现在8岁,正常就学。PDHA1缺陷为X连锁遗传性疾病,表型复杂,临床诊断困难,该患儿以无力为主要表现,经基因诊断确诊。［中国当代儿科杂志,2007,9（3）：216-219］     

丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物缺陷Leigh 综合征2 例临床及PDHA1基因分析

目的探讨PDHA1基因突变所致丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物E1α亚单位缺陷Leigh综合征的临床特点及诊断和治疗。方法回顾分析2例因发育落后就诊,磁共振扫描提示Leigh综合征,并经生化代谢及基因检测确诊患儿的临床资料。结果 2例男性患儿分别于1岁1个月、4个月就诊,发育落后,肌张力障碍,肌力低下;头颅磁共振检查发现双侧基底节区对称性损害;血清丙酮酸、乳酸明显增高,血氨基酸及酯酰肉碱谱无异常。基因分析发现2例患儿X染色体PDHA1基因分别存在c.615CG、c.605AG错义突变,均为未报道的新突变,证实为丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物E1α亚单位缺陷所致Leigh综合征。结论 PDHA1基因突变患儿临床表现复杂多样,对于不明原因的发育落后儿童,应注意线粒体病的可能,基因检测有助于诊断、治疗及遗传咨询。     

Sonography of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to partial deficiency of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: a case report

We report the case of a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) secondary to a partial deficiency of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. This form occurs in less than 1 % of all patients with CAH. Sonographic evaluation of the adrenal glands demonstrated width and length measurements significantly above normal values. The sonographic findings are not diagnostic of the particular enzyme deficiency in CAH, and the exact etiology should be pursued with laboratory investigation. Received: 28 June 1996 Accepted: 15 October 1996     

线粒体基因13513G>A突变导致呼吸链酶复合物I缺陷Leigh综合征

Leigh综合征是由于线粒体呼吸链能量代谢障碍所导致的遗传性疾病,呼吸链酶复合物I缺陷是导致Leigh综合征的常见原因之一。该研究通过线粒体基因13513G>A突变分析首次确诊了1例中国人Leigh综合征患者。患儿为第一胎,12岁时出现抽搐,13岁时先后出现双眼视力下降,13岁来院就诊左眼颞侧视野缺损,痉挛步态,血液乳酸、丙酮酸增高,腓肠肌活检肌纤维内脂滴轻度增多;心电图检查显示不完全右束支传导阻滞;脑MRI显示双侧基底节对称性损害,符合Leigh综合征诊断,合并继发性癫癎。经基因分析证实患者存在线粒体基因13513G>A突变,导致线粒体呼吸链酶复合物I活性下降。治疗以多种维生素为主,补充左旋肉碱、辅酶Q10,同时给予卡马西平、苯巴比妥、丙戊酸等抗癫癎治疗。现在患儿16岁,休学,智力无明显倒退,体力、体重显著减退。Leigh综合征病因复杂,临床表现多种多样,该患儿以抽搐起病,合并视力减退,经基因分析明确了病因,有助于相关家庭的遗传咨询 。［中国当代儿科杂志,2009,11（5）：333-336］     

de Toni-Fanconi-Debré syndrome with Leigh syndrome revealing severe muscle cytochrome c oxidase deficiency

We describe a patient with severe muscle cytochrome c oxidase deficiency who had de Toni-Fanconi-Debré syndrome and acute neurologic deterioration resembling Leigh syndrome, without clear evidence of muscle abnormality. Metabolic investigations revealed elevated cerebrospinal fluid lactate values contrasting with normal blood lactate, and high 3-hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate ratio with normal lactate/pyruvate ratio. This case emphasizes the importance of performing metabolic and biochemical investigations in every patient with Leigh syndrome, even in the absence of hyperlactatemia or myopathy.     

Leigh Disease due to deficiency of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I, III and IV

Leigh disease is a clinically heterogeneous and infrequent disorder in the pediatric age group. Inheritance is variable. It results from a genetic defect producing deficiencies in enzyme complexes and functional disturbance of the mitochondria. The prognosis is poor and effective treatment is lacking. We present the case of a 1-month-old boy with early manifestation and rapid progression of Leigh disease due to deficiency of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I, III and IV.     

Lactic acid acidosis with mitochondrial myopathy due to a pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

We report on a patient, now 17 year old, in whom lactic acidosis was detected at the age of 7 while attempting to diagnose the causes of increasing weakness. The laboratory examinations revealed elevated pyruvate, alanine and oxaloacetate levels in serum and also a lowered citrate level. This led us to suspect a disturbance of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Reduced pyruvate dehydrogenase activation in leucocytes and muscle tissue was indeed found. This article reports on the 10 year history of this case and attempts to establish a connection between the various symptoms observed and the underlying metabolic defect.     

Budd-chiari syndrome due to antithrombin III deficiency

Budd-Chiari syndrome is a disease complex with varied etiology and is one of the causes of post-hepatic portal hypertension. We report a 2 year-old boy who presented with Budd-Chiari syndrome due to congenital antithrombin III deficiency, who was managed with an expandable metal stent placed in the inferiorvena cava and oral anticoagulation.     

Leigh syndrome due to compound heterozygosity of dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase gene mutations. Description of the first E3 splice site mutation

A boy with recurrent episodes of hypoglycaemia and ataxia, microcephaly, mental retardation, permanent lactic acidaemia, intermittent 2-oxoglutaric aciduria as well as elevation of serum branched chain amino acids was diagnosed with dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) deficiency. Analysis of genomic DNA revealed compound heterozygosity for two novel mutations: I393T in exon 11, located at the interface domain of the protein and possibly interfering with its dimerisation, and IVS9+1G>A located at a consensus splice site. A heterozygous polymorphism was also detected. In the patient's cDNA the I393T mutation and the polymorphism appeared to be homozygous, indicating that the mRNA coming from the IVS9+1G>A mutant allele is not stable. CONCLUSION: as opposed to the non-neurological phenotype of patients with a homozygous G229C mutation, this patient developed Leigh syndrome. Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activities in muscle were 29% and 14% of the lowest control values, respectively. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity in fibroblasts was normal, however, indicating that the biochemical examination of defects in energy metabolism should be performed in a more energy demanding tissue.     

Chloride deficiency syndrome due to chloride-deficient breast milk

A case of dietary chloride deficiency syndrome in a fully breast-fed infant is described. The mother''s milk was found to be deficient in chloride and the infant''s symptoms resolved on cows'' milk formula.     

Spironolactone-reversible rickets associated with 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency syndrome

A 7-year-old girl had growth retardation, hypertension, and hypokalemic alkalosis. Baseline serum aldosterone concentration and plasma renin activity were low and unresponsive to sodium deprivation and to orthostatic changes. Baseline serum progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, 11-deoxycortisol, and cortisol levels were normal and adequately responsive to ACTH stimulation. No steroid was found abnormally elevated. A diagnosis of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency was established on the basis of elevated urinary tetrahydrocortisol plus allotetrahydrocortisol/tetrahydrocortisone ratio, determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Evaluation of bone mineral metabolism and parathyroid function, and skeletal radiographs, revealed the presence of rickets and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Treatment with spironolactone alone for 2 months corrected hypertension, hypokalemic alkalosis, and all laboratory and radiologic evidence of rickets and hyperparathyroidism, resulting in acceleration of growth rate. The response to spironolactone suggests that a hypermineralocorticoid state is responsible for the hypertensive syndrome and that rickets and hyperparathyroidism could be a consequence of excess mineralocorticoid activity.     

Cytochrome c oxydase-deficient Leigh syndrome with homozygous mutation in SURF1 gene]

Leigh syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder, usually due to a defect in oxidative metabolism. Mutations in SURF1 gene have been identified in patients with cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. We report a homozygous splice site deletion [516-2_516-1delAG] in a young girl presenting with cytochrome c oxidase-deficient Leigh syndrome. Identification of molecular defect is indispensable for genetic counselling and prenatal diagnosis.     

Severe 46,XY virilization deficit due to 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency

BACKGROUND: 17beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency is a presumable rare cause for a severe virilization disorder in children with 46,XY karyotype due to a defect in the testicular testosterone biosynthesis from androstenedione. PATIENT: We report on a 14 year old child with 46,XY karyotype with a predominantly female phenotype. RESULTS: Hormonal analysis showed low values for androstenedione and testosterone before and after stimulation with human chorionic gonadotropin, however, the androstenedione/testosterone ratio was elevated. Molecular genetic analysis proved the diagnosis of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency due to a homozygous mutation (325+4 A-T) in the HSD17B3-gene, which leads to an aberrant splicing process. CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates that in addition to a meticulous steroid analysis a direct molecular genetic analysis can be helpful in the diagnosis of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency.     

Multifocal infection due to Mycobacterium intracellulare: first case of interferon gamma receptor partial dominant deficiency in tropical French territory]

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are rare in immunocompetent children, and usually present as adenitis. We report a case of a 6-year-old girl with a multifocal chronic osteomyelitis and pulmonary localisation due to Mycobacterium intracellulare associated with an autosomal dominant mutation of interferon gamma receptor 1 gene (INFGR1) leading to a syndrome of mendelian predisposition to mycobacteria infections by partial deficiency of intracellular signalisation of gamma interferon. This child has been cured with anti-mycobacteria drugs and gamma interferon. This report focus on the importance of looking for a susceptibility of the host to infectious diseases, which can lead to a specific treatment. As far as we know, this is the first case described in a tropical area.