[Total carnitine level in infants with cystic fibrosis and deficit supplementation by means of pharmacologic preparations and diet. Introductory remarks].

Carnitine deficiency in the serum was found in 5 infants with cystic fibrosis, impaired liver function and neurological symptoms. Clinical improvement and progressive normalization of the carnitine level in the serum, as well of the biochemical parameters of liver function were obtained after enteral pharmacotherapy and a carnitine-rich diet.