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Primary hypomagnesaemia: Case report
Author(s) -
ARNOLD J. D.,
OLDFIELD R. K.,
POLLARD A. C.,
SILINK M.
Publication year - 1983
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.1440-1754.1983.tb02051.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathophysiology , magnesium , gastroenterology , metallurgy , materials science
. A patient with primary hypomagnesaemia is presented. The condition is associated with abnormal magnesium absorption from the small bowel. The duodenal mucosal magnesium content in this patient was estimated and was normal. This has implications about the pathophysiological basis of the defect which are discussed.