Idiopathic severe hypermagnesemia in an extremely low birth weight infant on the first day of life

A preterm female infant born at 27 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 990 g developed acute hypotonia, apnea, hypotension and bradycardia mimicking septic shock syndrome at 14h after birth. Laboratory tests indicated a severe hypermagnesemia of 45 mg/dL. The renal function, complete blood cou...

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Main Authors: Hye Sun Hyun, Hyun Sin Choi, Jin Kyu Kim, So Yoon Ahn, Hey Soo Yoo, Eun Sun Kim, Yun Sil Chang, Won Soon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2011-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-54-310.pdf