Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in the neonatal period: a case report

Aleksandra Wądołowska 1
,
Magdalena Alicja Suda-Całus 1
,
Ewa Matylda Gulczyńska 1

  1. Department of Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Pathology, Polish Mother’s
    Memorial Hospital – Research Institute, Łódz, Poland

Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2026; 32 (3):

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pedm.2026.163264
Data publikacji online: 2026/08/14
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