Pure calcium carbonate gallstones in a two year old in association with prenatal calcium supplementation.
A two-year-old female presented with cholelithiasis. Preoperative work-up revealed no etiology. Analysis of the stones revealed the content to be pure calcium carbonate. The mother had taken a calcium carbonate supplement during the last four months of the pregnancy. This represents the first report of such an occurrence.
D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
D002119:Calcium Carbonate