Transient 5-oxoprolinuria and high anion gap metabolic acidosis: Clinical and biochemical findings in eleven subjects

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We describe biochemical and clinical features of 11 subjects (ages, 1.2- 84 years, nine females and two males) with transient 5-oxoprolinuria (0.6- 23.6 mol/mol of creatinine, reference range <0.07). A variety of conditions preceded the onset of acidosis, and all had taken acetaminophen (paracetamol), although in therapeutic amounts in most subjects. Metabolic acidosis was documented in nine subjects, and all had an increased anion gap and abnormal liver functions. 5-Oxoproline was the major urinary organic acid in five subjects, whereas the rest had more complex profiles comprising 5- oxoproline and other organic acids, such as lactate, 3-hydroxybutyrate, and 4-hydroxyphenyl lactate. The 5-oxoproline was predominantly of the L- configuration. One subject died during an acidotic episode, and the rest recovered with no apparent long-term ill effects. Urinary 5-oxoproline was within the reference range in six subjects that were re-tested after the anion gap normalized. These findings suggest that acetaminophen, in association with other unidentified factors, is involved in the development of this condition through a mechanism of depletion of liver glutathione stores.

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Pitt, J. J., & Hauser, S. (1998). Transient 5-oxoprolinuria and high anion gap metabolic acidosis: Clinical and biochemical findings in eleven subjects. Clinical Chemistry, 44(7), 1497–1503. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/44.7.1497

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