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;
Origin ID : 627734797;
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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.