Stegall Cassandra, Evans Melissa C, Hollinger Laura E, Walz Alice A
From the Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; and.
JPGN Rep. 2022 Feb 25;3(2):e179. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000179. eCollection 2022 May.
The ketogenic diet is frequently used as part of the treatment regimen for pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy. This diet is generally well tolerated, with constipation being the most described side effect. This case highlights a previously undocumented severe complication of a "keto-bezoar" formation related to the initiation of the ketogenic diet in a young infant.
生酮饮食经常被用作难治性癫痫患儿治疗方案的一部分。这种饮食通常耐受性良好,便秘是最常被描述的副作用。本病例突出了一名幼儿因开始生酮饮食而形成“酮石”这一此前未记录的严重并发症。