Hypermagnesemia in a 20-month-old healthy girl caused by the use of a laxative: a case report

Abstract Background Hypermagnesemia can be a fatal condition and should be diagnosed early on. Most reports of hypermagnesemia have been of adults with impaired renal function. We describe the case of a pediatric patient without renal dysfunction who developed severe hypermagnesemia. Case presentati...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Araki, Yuhei Kawashima, Miyuki Magota, Norio Shishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02686-9

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