Archives ofDisease in Childhood 1992; 67: 1033-1035

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Reversible mitochondrial myopathy with cytochrome c oxidase deficiency Matti K Salo, Juhani Rapola, Hannu Somer, Helena Pihko, Matti Koivikko, Hans-Jurgen Tritschler, S DiMauro

Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Tampere Matti K Salo Matti Koivikko Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki Juhani Rapola Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki Hannu Somer Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki Helena Pihko H Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA

Hans-Jurgen Tritschler S DiMauro Correspondence to: Dr Hannu Somer, Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki 29, Finland. Accepted 27 March 1992

chemistry showed severe metabolic acidosis. Abstract Two siblings, a boy and a girl born in a non- Blood lactate concentration was 17-4 mmol/l consanguineous marriage, presented with a (reference values

Reversible mitochondrial myopathy with cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.

Two siblings, a boy and a girl born in a nonconsanguineous marriage, presented with a similar clinical course. Sucking and breathing difficulties appe...
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