title: Isolated magnesium malabsorption in a 10-year-old boy.
abstract: Isolated magnesium malabsorption (congenital hypomagnesemia) has been reported in approximately 30 patients worldwide. Patients typically present by 6 months of age with convulsions and diarrhea. We report an unusual case of isolated magnesium malabsorption in an older boy with no diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Meacham
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Winn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium