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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1999 45(5):294-296; doi:10.1093/tropej/45.5.294
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Brief report. Plasma and urine carnitine levels supplementation in children with malnutrition

H AlpA, Z OrbakA,Z, F AkçayB, H TanA and H AksoyB

A Department of Pediatrics, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey B Department of Biochemistry, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey Z Corresponding author

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine serum and urinary carnitine levels in children suffering from protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) before and after dietary treatment and carnitine supplementation, and to compare them with those in healthy children. Plasma and urine carnitine levels were lower in patients with marasmus and kwashiorkor than in controls. There was no statistical difference between groups with and without carnitine supplementation on the first day. On the fifth day, in groups receiving carnitine supplementation, plasma and urine carnitine levels were significantly higher than in groups without supplementation (p<0.01). On the 15th day there was no statistical significance between groups with PEM and controls.


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