Fatty Acid oxidation defects
Goh, D.L.M.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 37(12 Suppl): 74
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 19904457 Document Number: 625931
Fatty acid oxidation defects (FAODs) are a group of inborn errors of metabolism that carry a risk for morbidity and mortality. Successful management of these conditions involves early diagnosis, proper management of clinical situations that predisposes to metabolic crisis as well as adequate treatment of a metabolic crisis. The advent of tandem mass spectrometry based newborn screening has reduced the morbidity and mortality in some FAODs. This article discusses how to recognise FAODs and how to manage them.