A child was brought to hospital with vomiting, dizziness and sweating. The child developed all these problems and diarrhoea only after consumption of fruits, fruit juices or sweets made from jaggery and sugar. The child mother informed on questioning that the child was normal on breast feeding. On examination his weight was found to below normal and had liver enlargement. His blood glucose level was below normal but reducing substances were found in urine. Write your diagnosis.

A child was brought to hospital with vomiting, dizziness and sweating. The child developed all these problems and diarrhoea only after consumption of fruits, fruit juices or sweets made from jaggery and sugar. The child mother informed on questioning that the child was normal on breast feeding. On examination his weight was found to below normal and had liver enlargement. His blood glucose level was below normal but reducing substances were found in urine. Write your diagnosis.

Complete Textbook Of Phlebotomy

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Chapter3: Basic Human Anatomy And Physiology

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