Lactose intolerance associated with cataracts |
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Authors: | Yoichi Hirashima Sigeru Shinozuka Toshiko Ieiri Ichiro Matsuda Yoshiko Ono Tadahiko Murata |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, Kumamoto University, Medical School, 680 Kumamoto, Japan;(2) Department of Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University, Medical School, 680 Kumamoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | A 50-day-old boy with severe lactose intolerance is described. In addition to vomiting, failure to thrive, dehydration, metabolic acidosis and amino aciduria, bilateral cataracts were also found.At three months of age, a computerized axial tomography scan and an electroencephalogram were abnormal, and myoclonic spasms began at the age of seven months. |
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Keywords: | Lactose intolerance Cataracts Myoclonic spasms |
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