Pediatric glycogen storage disease type Ⅵ

Glycogen storage disease Ⅵ (GSD-Ⅵ) is caused by liver phosphorylase deficiency. It is mainly caused by liver diseases and is relatively rare. Most of the children showed hepatomegaly and growth retardation in early childhood. Hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and ketone body elevation were all mild, and there were no symptoms of heart and skeletal muscle involvement. With age, hepatomegaly and growth retardation gradually became Improves and often disappears during puberty. Most children do not need treatment, in order to prevent hypoglycemia, you can take a small number of meals or give high-carb diets.

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