A Case of Biotinidase Deficiency in an Adult with Respiratory Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

Background: Biotinidase deficiency (BD) is a rare, inherited autosomal recessive disorder that is treatable within childhood. We present a patient with pneumonia and respiratory acidosis who was not diagnosed with any systemic disorders; the patient was finally diagnosed as BD. Case Report: A thi...

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Main Authors: Zerrin Demirtürk, Evren Şentürk, Abbas Köse, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Lütfi Telci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-10-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=44