title: Primary hypomagnesemia with a probable double magnesium transport defect.
abstract: We describe a boy with a neonatally diagnosed primary nonfamilial hypomagnesemia. Oral supplementation of large quantities of magnesium salts was required to maintain low normal serum magnesium levels. Lately, a further increase in the oral supplementation had to be administered in order to avoid seizures. A thorough investigation was conducted. Both an intestinal and urinary magnesium wasting was noticed. The rarity of this simultaneous double transport defect merit its description.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matzkin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lotan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boichis
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium