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...
Main Authors: | Kotaro Araki, Yuhei Kawashima, Miyuki Magota, Norio Shishida |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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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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