A male infant with Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome was treated with a 3-week course of cupric acetate infusions, which was terminated when he developed aminoaciduria. The lack of improvement seen in this infant is representative of the reported experience with parenteral copper therapy in this condition, and may be attributable to the presence of a clinically significant abnormality in copper metabolism in utero.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1977.tb01294.x
Version: za2963e q8za0 q8zb7 q8zcb q8zd8 q8ze0 q8zfb q8zgd