Title: Empagliflozin ameliorated neutropenia in a girl with glycogen storage disease Ib.
Authors: Mikami, Masamitsu; Arai, Atsushi; Mizumoto, Hiroshi
Abstract: The article presents case study of patient who was admitted to hospital because of incidental hypoglycemia soon after birth and showed persistent hypoglycemia and hyperlactatemia after 3–4 h fasting, and she gradually developed hepatomegaly. It mentions diagnosis of glycogen storage disease type Ib (GSDIb); and also mentions SGLT2i can ameliorate neutropenia and IBD symptoms in GSD1b patients.
Subjects: HYPOGLYCEMIA treatment; INFANT formulas; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; GENETIC mutation; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; NEUTROPENIA; HEPATOMEGALY; FEEDING tubes; ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis; GLYCOGEN storage disease; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LACTATES; HYPERLACTATEMIA; PARENTERAL feeding
Publication: Pediatrics International, 2021, Vol 63, Issue 11, p1394
ISSN: 1328-8067
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/ped.14629

Empagliflozin ameliorated neutropenia in a girl with glycogen storage disease Ib.

Mikami, Masamitsu; Arai, Atsushi; Mizumoto, Hiroshi