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WITH LABORATORY DATA ON FOUR CASES

ALFRED E. FISCHER, M.D.; MIRIAM REINER, B.S.

Am J Dis Child. 1930;40(6):1193-1207.

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Pentosuria is not a rare condition, although the opportunity to study cases in detail does not frequently present itself. We were particularly fortunate in having the opportunity to observe four cases in children within a year. No attempt will be made to review the literature, as Margolis¹ recently gave a complete bibliography of the subject and a review of seventy-eight cases. Among them were six in children under 15 years of age.

There are three chief types: (1) alimentary pentosuria, (2) pentosuria associated with diabetes and (3) essential pentosuria. The alimentary type of pentosuria occasionally follows the ingestion of a large amount of fruit. Klercker² stated that pentosuria could be traced to the ingestion of nucleoprotein, but his impression is not universally accepted. The excretion of pentose by diabetic persons has often been described. We have examined the urine of diabetic children under our observation and frequently have . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Isidore Hernsheim Research Fellow NEW YORK

From the Department of Pediatrics and the Laboratories of the Mount Sinai Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, June 7, 1930.

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