Isolated magnesium malabsorption in a 10-year-old boy.

Romero, R; Meacham, L R; Winn, K T · Am J Gastroenterol · 1996

case_report · Level V

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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.

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