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Preferred Label : Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency;

ICD-11 definition : Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is an inborn error of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, clinically characterised by acute episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia with hepatomegaly (pseudo Reye syndrome), triggered by fasting or infections, which occur generally within the two first years of life. There is no muscle nor cardiac involvement.;

ICD-11 synonym : MCAD deficiency; MCAD - [Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase] deficiency;

ICD-11 acronym : MCAD;

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Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is an inborn error of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, clinically characterised by acute episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia with hepatomegaly (pseudo Reye syndrome), triggered by fasting or infections, which occur generally within the two first years of life. There is no muscle nor cardiac involvement.

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03/05/2025


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