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  • Title: [Carnitin-Palmitoyl Transferase type 2 deficiency: a rare cause of acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis].
    Author: Detomaso F, Pepe V, Partipilo F, Gernone G.
    Journal: G Ital Nefrol; 2019 Apr; 36(2):. PubMed ID: 30983179.
    Abstract:
    Fatty acid oxidation disorders are inborn errors of metabolism. One of the possible alterations involves the failure of the carnitin-based transport of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, necessary for muscle metabolism in case of prolonged physical exertion. Three kinds of Carnitin-Palmitoyl Transferase type 2 (CPT2) deficiency have been described: a myopathic form, a severe infantile form and a neonatal form. The clinical picture is characterized by recurrent attacks of rhabdomyolysis, muscular pains and fatigue, secondary to a prolonged physical exercise and sometimes aggravated by intercurrent events. Rhabdomyolysis episodes are associated with a significant increase in creatine phosphokinase and myoglobinuria and may result in acute renal failure. Patients are usually asymptomatic during intercurrent periods. When acute renal failure from rhabdomyolysis arises after intense physical activity, it is therefore necessary to also investigate the presence of metabolic myopathies due to enzymatic deficiency.
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