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Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India (NewsVoir) • The First Liver Transplant to the youngest child in Trichy and South TN • A mother giving another lease of life to her child, and celebrating the baby’s 2nd birthday • The child weighing less than 10 kgs, was admitted with seizures, caused by Urea Cycle disorder Kauvery Hospital Trichy, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, today announced the successful treatment of an infant with genetic condition called Citrullinemia (Urea Cycle disorder).
The girl baby named Rafeeda Fathima aged 2 years, was brought to the hospital for a seizure and severe vomiting.
Several tests including Endoscopy and CT Scan did not help to make a diagnosis.
Further evaluation and genetic testing led to the diagnosis of Citrullinemia (Urea Cycle disorder), which causes an accumulation of ammonia (hyperammonemia) and other toxic substances.
The expert medical team at the Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centre at Kauvery Hospital advised Liver Transplantation as the cure for the condition.
The mother of the baby, Mrs.