Question

A 5-year-old male was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit by his pediatrician because he developed symptoms of confusion and didn’t know who his mother was. He had two seizures on the way to the doctor’s office and became unconscious. The pediatric neurologist also noticed that this patient has hepatomegaly. What is the patient’s diagnosis?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cirrhosis

Explanation:

The symptoms of seizures and hepatomegaly indicate that this child may have cirrhosis. Hepatomegaly is an unusual enlargement of the liver and seizures often accompany a variety of different medical conditions.

Answer 2

Answer:

The boy may have an HMG-CoA synthase deficiency. Common symptoms would be seizures, hepatomegaly, vomiting, diarrhea, and an irregular metabolism.