A 3-month-old male infant presents with poor feeding and generalized hypotonia for 2 weeks. Vital signs show HR 145/min, RR 32/min, BP 78/52 mmHg, and normal temperature. Physical examination reveals macroglossia, cardiomegaly on chest X-ray, and hepatomegaly. Serum creatine kinase is elevated at 850 U/L. The infant has no respiratory distress or seizure activity. Which enzyme deficiency most likely explains these findings?

  1. A)Branching enzyme
  2. B)Myophosphorylase kinase
  3. C)Lysosomal acid alpha glucosidaseGABARITO
  4. D)Muscle glycogen phosphorylase
  5. E)Debranching enzyme

Explicação

Pompe disease is a glycogen storage disease due to lysosomal acid alpha glucosidase deficiency. Infants can present with cardiomegaly, macroglossia, hypotonia, and death from cardiorespiratory failure. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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