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Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

See Also
1. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
2. Inborn Error of Small Molecule Metabolism
Pathophysiology
1. Intolerance to fructose or sucrose
Symptoms (follows sucrose or fructose exposure)
1. Vomiting
2. Hypoglycemia
3. Seizures
4. Coma
5. Hepatomegaly (see Hepatomegaly in Newborns)
6. Jaundice (Direct Hyperbilirubinemia)
Labs
1. Hepatic fructose-1-phosphatase aldolase activity
Management
1. Fructose and sucrose eliminated from diet

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