ICD-11 definition : Propionic acidemia is an organic aciduria due to propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency
characterized by onset of manifestations soon after birth including ketoacidotic coma,
hyperammonemia and convulsions. Apart from acute metabolic decompensation, the major
complications are neurological disorders (central grey nuclei), cardiomyopathies,
and acute pancreatitis.;
ICD-11 synonym : Propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency; Ketotic hypergklycinaemia; Propionic acidaemia; Hyperglycinaemia with ketosis and leucopenia; Ketotic glycinaemia;
Propionic acidemia is an organic aciduria due to propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency
characterized by onset of manifestations soon after birth including ketoacidotic coma,
hyperammonemia and convulsions. Apart from acute metabolic decompensation, the major
complications are neurological disorders (central grey nuclei), cardiomyopathies,
and acute pancreatitis.