Galactosemia Definition, Symptoms, Life Expectancy, Treatment, & Diet

Complications of galactosemia

If the doctors didn’t diagnose and treat the baby early, toxic products of galactose would deposit in the body, which can be life-threatening.

These complications are as follows:

• Liver failure: the liver can’t work to perform its function.
• Kidney damage: the kidney can’t filtrate the blood.
• Brain damage
• Osteoporosis (weak bones that are liable to repeated fractures)
• Sepsis: life-threatening condition due to the body response to the infection
• Shock (No enough blood reaches the vital tissues)
• Cataract: cloudy clear lenses