Congenital Galactosemia typically appears only in infantsbecause with maturation, most children develop another enzymecapable of metabolizing galactose. Its incidence is about 1 per18,000 births. If the infant does not receive treatment then thereis a 75% chance of death. Thus, in the United States infants arescreened for galactosemia. Galactosemia can be confused withlactose intolerance but galactosemia is a considerably more seriouscondition because consumption of galactose can causepermanent damage to their bodies. Whatdietary changes should be made?
