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Neonatal intestinal obstruction associated with oral calcium supplementation
Author(s) -
CLEGHORN GEOFFREY J.,
TUDEHOPE DAVID I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1981.tb01965.x
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium , pathogenesis , gastroenterology , physiology , surgery
. A case report of a 920 g infant developing a small intestinal obstruction following therapy for congestive cardiac failure is presented. Although the causation was thought to be milk curd obstruction, subsequent analysis revealed high concentration of calcium and phosphate in the stools. The possible pathogenesis is discussed in relation to the inspissated milk syndrome.