嘌呤代谢异常(abnormality of purine metabo‐lism)在小儿时期主要见于Lesch‐Nyhan综合征(Lesch‐Nyhan syndrome)。Lesch‐Nyhan综合征是一种X‐连锁隐性遗传病,见于男孩。本病的基本生化异常是次黄嘌呤鸟嘌呤磷酸核糖转移酶(hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase,HGPRT或HPRT)的缺陷。治疗尿酸过高可用别嘌呤醇(allo‐purinol),使血清尿酸维持在179 μ mol/L(3m ......