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Suggest Treatment For Mitocondrial Complex In A Toddler
Dr. My daughter is 2 year n 2 months old, she very underweight with 6.2 kg. She was born normal. In age of 6 months she fell sick n later diagnosed with mitocondrial complex 1 def. She has milestone delay. Doctors say that underweight is not related. She does not drink milk with bottle or with spoon n does not eat. Anything fed she vomits in jelly form.. Gave her medication also but nothing is helping Plzz suggest I m really worried.
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
Hi thank you for choosing healthcare magic. Sorry to hear about your daughter's diagnosis. The not gaining weight may not be related to her disease but both are interrelated and as she has developmental delay she won't be able to feed on her own and will have frequent regurgitation of feeds which inturn lead to frequent pneumonia and weight loss. kindly consult a developmental paediatrician as they can assess the degree of inability to take feeds and advise regarding a proper method like feeding tube or gastrotomy tube etc.
Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care.
Dr J Sravanthi,
Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care.
Dr J Sravanthi,
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