Patient's question:
The twin girls are 35 days old and are suspected of having phenylketonuria. Re-examination: the eldest is 2.5, re-examined 2.4, the second is 2.2, re-examined 2.1. Hello, is it phenylketonuria?Doctor's answer:
This is a relatively common metabolic disorder where phenylalanine is affected due to enzyme deficiencies in the metabolic pathway, which is necessary for protein synthesis. When completely absent, it can lead to neurological damage. Therefore, infants can be fed with starches, vegetables, fruits, etc. Regarding the introduction on "What to do if twin daughters' heel blood test suspects phenylketonuria," that's all for now. We hope patients can soon be free from the of the disease and enjoy healthy days every day~