TESSABUG@... wrote:
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> This is going to sound weird but my daughter occasionally gets what I call a
> "saltine cracker" odor..............does anyone else have a child that gets
> this odd odor? She only has a clinical diagnosis of Angelman syndrome,
> nothing metabolic. But has in the past had a few weird levels of different
> acids. One of her peds recently reminded me of the acid levels and I
> mentioned the odor. Now she wants me to try to get a urine sample when she
> has this odor. She is potty trained so it should be fairly easy.
> I just have to wait for the mystery odor to return.
>
> Teresa
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Teresa,
The main body odor that I can think of that would smell like
a cracker would be yeast. When Cadence first became ill, she had a case
of thrush too. I thought she smelled like bread. And that would make
sense if she has some spikes in acid, yeast grows best in acid.
Hope this helps some.
Leslie Pierce
Mom to Cadence, 4, Propionic Acidemia and DJ 13 months