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Suggest Treatment For Mitochondrial Diseases

My daughter has Mitochondrial disorder with global developmental delay. She is eleven and began her menses 3 months ago. Last month she was hospitalized for gagging to the point that she was strangling and would take 15-20 seconds to get her breath back. She was strangling on her own saliva. These apnea episodes kept getting longer and were occurring 10-12 x/hr. She would de-sat down to low 80s and come back up. At one point she was rebounding only to low 90s. A day or 2 on O2 she began being able to recover to 98-100% at room air. Two days ago I noticed she was strangling, retching again, but infrequent. Today she has increased frequency to a couple x /hr. She seems to be successfully treated when I give her Mucinex. However she is already on Zyrtec in am, Allegra at BT, and Cuvposa tid. Is it possible her beginning her menses is related?
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Hi,

Consult a physician specialised in genetic diseases and get evaluated.

Only supportive treatment is the possibility and a complete cure is not possible.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Mitochondrial Diseases

Hi, Consult a physician specialised in genetic diseases and get evaluated. Only supportive treatment is the possibility and a complete cure is not possible. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician