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Resolution of cor pulmonale after medical management in a patient with cblC-type methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria: a case report.

[homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria]

We describe a 3-year-old Hispanic male with cblC-type methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria who presented to the emergency department with progressive tachypnea, vomiting, and edema secondary to pulmonary embolism and cor pulmonale. With aggressive medical management, there was complete resolution of right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension after 3 months. Pulmonary embolism is rare in the pediatric population. Children with cblC-type methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria may be at increased risk for thrombus formation and pulmonary embolism due to chronic hyperhomocystinemia, a risk factor for thrombus formation in the adult population. Aspirin therapy may be indicated in children with inborn errors of metabolism that predispose to hyperhomocystinemia.

Diseases presenting "pulmonary embolism" symptom

  • acute rheumatic fever
  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  • homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria
  • locked-in syndrome
  • proteus syndrome
  • pyomyositis
  • thoracic outlet syndrome

This symptom has already been validated