We report definitive diagnosis and effective treatment with oral cholic acid in one Italian male child affected by 3β-hydroxy-Δ5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) deficiency. He presented with failure to thrive, hepatomegaly and multiple cystic images in kidneys; no biochemical evidence of cholestasis. Large amounts of bile acidmetabolites was detected in urine by fast atom bombardment ionization mass spectrometry (FAB-MS). HSDH3B7 geneanalysis identified one mutation in intron 4, at nucleotide 432, G>A substitution that has never been reported before.The replacement therapy with oral cholic acid started early after the diagnosis and is still ongoing. Three years later hepatomegaly is no longer evident, liver function is normal and the child is growing regularly. In our experience, clinical features of 3β-HSD deficiencycan be very poor and even cholestasis can lack at diagnosis. Early replacement therapy with cholic acid is safe and leads toclinical and biochemical control of the disease.

Atypical clinical presentation and successful treatment with oral cholic acid of a child with defective bile acid synthesis due to a novel mutation in the HSD3B7 gene

MAGGIORE, Giuseppe;
2017

Abstract

We report definitive diagnosis and effective treatment with oral cholic acid in one Italian male child affected by 3β-hydroxy-Δ5-C27-steroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) deficiency. He presented with failure to thrive, hepatomegaly and multiple cystic images in kidneys; no biochemical evidence of cholestasis. Large amounts of bile acidmetabolites was detected in urine by fast atom bombardment ionization mass spectrometry (FAB-MS). HSDH3B7 geneanalysis identified one mutation in intron 4, at nucleotide 432, G>A substitution that has never been reported before.The replacement therapy with oral cholic acid started early after the diagnosis and is still ongoing. Three years later hepatomegaly is no longer evident, liver function is normal and the child is growing regularly. In our experience, clinical features of 3β-HSD deficiencycan be very poor and even cholestasis can lack at diagnosis. Early replacement therapy with cholic acid is safe and leads toclinical and biochemical control of the disease.
2017
Grazia, Bossi; Giuseppe, Giordano; Gaetana Anna, Rispoli; Maggiore, Giuseppe; Mauro, Naturale; Daniela, Marchetti; Maria, Iascone
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