Tokuda Y, Yokoyama S, Tsuji M, Sugita T, Tajima T, Mitomi T
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1986 Mar-Apr;10(2):242-4. doi: 10.1177/0148607186010002242.
An infant with the megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome, required total parenteral nutrition due to ineffective gastrointestinal function, and developed copper deficiency after a prolonged course in total parenteral nutrition in conjunction with a chronic draining jejunostomy. She responded promptly to copper supplementation.
