Isolated magnesium malabsorption in a 10-year-old boy.
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.
Romero
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia USA.
Meacham
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Winn
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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
D008274:Magnesium