Blood transfusions in the therapy of a case of prolidase deficiency

Br J Dermatol. 1992 Feb;126(2):193-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb07820.x.

Abstract

A case is reported of a 15-year-old boy with prolidase deficiency and marked urinary excretion of the iminodipeptide gly-pro. Prolidase activity of erythrocytes against substrate glycyl-proline was deficient, but after blood transfusions this was increased to 15.7% of donor activity and declined to 12% and 3.4% of normal activity after 8 and 45 days, respectively. Urinary iminodipeptide levels following transfusion remained unaltered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Blood Component Transfusion*
  • Dipeptidases / deficiency*
  • Dipeptides / urine*
  • Foot Ulcer / etiology
  • Foot Ulcer / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Dipeptides
  • glycylproline
  • Dipeptidases
  • proline dipeptidase