Abstract
Background: D-lactic acidosis, also referred as D-lactate encephalopathy, has been reported in patients with short bowl syndrome (SBS). Case report: The neurologic symptoms include altered mental status, slurred speech, and ataxia. Onset of neurological symptoms is accompanied by metabolic acidosis and high anion gap. We present here a case of D-lactic acidosis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed severe neurological symptoms and metabolic acidosis due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection, and elevated D-lactic acid.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 90-91 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Clinica Chimica Acta |
| Volume | 441 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 4 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- D-lactic acid
- Hematological malignancy
- Neuropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry, medical
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