Patient's question:
The child was just born and doesn't know what's wrong, but there are always red spots on their body, and they are also spitting up milk. What is the meaning of the phenylalanine re-examination in infant disease screening?Doctor's answer:
Confirm if the baby has any abnormalities by testing phenylalanine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the baby's blood? After the doctor collects the blood sample, it will be sent to the city's newborn disease screening center for blood sample testing. In this case, it is considered to be caused by zinc deficiency. It is recommended to take fish oil and oral solution of gluconate calcium zinc for treatment, avoid sour, spicy, greasy foods, drink more water, and avoid smoking and drinking.