Friday, November 12, 2010

29 一位3個月大的男嬰自出生後便有成長遲緩現象,理學檢查發現有肌無力癥候。血液檢查發現乳酸(lactate)、丙酮酸(pyruvate)、丙胺酸(alanine)上升,並有代謝性酸中毒(metabolic acidosis)現象。根據這些病徵,可優先考慮以何種維生素作為治療?
 維生素B6(pyridoxine) 菸鹼酸(niacin)
核黃素(riboflavin) 硫胺(thiamine)

answer is thiamine

Conditions that frequently lead to lactic acidosis include shock, sepsis, thiamine deficiency, diabetic ketoacidosis, and cellular poisoning (eg, cyanide toxicity).


Thiamine deficiency, or beriberi, refers to the lack of thiamine pyrophosphate, the active form of the vitamin known as thiamine (also spelled thiamin), or vitamin B-1. Thiamine pyrophosphate acts as a coenzyme in carbohydrate metabolism through the decarboxylation of alpha ketoacids; it also takes part in the formation of glucose by acting as a coenzyme for the transketolase in the pentose monophosphate pathway. Persons may become deficient in thiamine either by not ingesting enough vitamin B-1 through the diet or by excess use, which may occur in hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, lactation, or fever. Prolonged diarrhea may impair the body's ability to absorb vitamin B-1, and severe liver disease impairs its use.


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