The cause of illness and metabolic treatment in infants

Zahra Mobin,1,* Daniyal afrazeh,2

1. Young Researchers and Elite Club,Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
2. Young Researchers and Elite Club,Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran

Abstract


Introduction

Metabolic disease is inherited, if parents have a history of a metabolic disease, the baby will have a lot of chance for getting this disease. a child with the disease may suffer from lethargy, vomiting, seizure, and inability to breastfeed a few hours after birth. when a gene deficiency leads to severe metabolic disease, symptoms at birth will appear, but in most cases, genetic and protein defects are not severe, and the symptoms of a metabolic disease will appear a few months after birth.

Methods

The collection of information is from sites and scientific articles

Results

Sometimes, the underlying disorder leads to mild metabolic disease, and a few years after the childbirth comes with signs of developmental delay, mental retardation, developmental regression, muscle weakness, seizure, frequent vomiting or heart disease.

Conclusion

Nowadays, laboratory tests are used to screen for a metabolic disease in the offspring of parents who have a relative relationship with each other. in these tests, the levels of ammonia and blood acidity in the baby are calculated, which is reported by these toxic substances in a variety of metabolic disorders greater than normal. if the disease is diagnosed early and before its effects on the central nervous system, it will be treated well in the future. treatment of metabolic diseases with diet, vitamin supplementation and substitution of the substance protein is possible.

Keywords

Illness, infants, metabolic