Patient's question:
My friend just had a baby, and her little one is a premature infant. They have now been carefully diagnosed with phenylketonuria. My friend is very upset and wants to know the treatment period for phenylketonuria and what clinical symptoms are associated with it?Doctor's answer:
The main clinical manifestations are intellectual disability, tics, and hyperpigmentation. The infant is normal at birth. Symptoms usually reappear 3-6 months after changing diapers, and become apparent by the age of one. If not treated promptly, it can cause varying degrees of harm to the brain or nervous system, bringing lifelong suffering to the patient, and even affecting the soul. This disease has always been one of the routine screening programs for obstetric newborns.