Neonatal-onset propionic acidemia neurologic deficit, poor feeding and vomiting - a case report and literature review

Preterm infant readmitted to the neonatal unit at ClínicaUniversitaria Colombia, Bogotá DC, presenting poor feeding and delays in normal growth velocity, who was diagnosed with propionic acidemiaby means of a urine organic acid profiling by chromatography. Although its low incidence, inborn metabolic disorders must be considered in any newborn presenting with encefalopathy, poor feeding or delays in normal growth velocity, among other manifestations for early diagnosisandprompt treatment preventneurological sequellae including psychomotor retardation and early neonatal death...