患有夸休可尔症的尼日利亚儿童出现明显低钙血症。

Apparent hypocalcaemia in Nigerian children with kwashiorkor.

作者信息

Adejuwon C A, Akinyinka O O, Ayo-ola B M

机构信息

Department of Chemical Pathology and Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

出版信息

West Afr J Med. 1994 Jul-Sep;13(3):168-70.

PMID:7841108

Abstract

Thirty children with kwashiorkor had a mean +/- SEM plasma calcium (Ca) of 7.15 +/- 0.10mg/100ml; total proteins (TP) of 4.60 +/- 0.17g/100ml and albumin (A) of 1.89 +/- 0.11g/100ml. These values are significantly lower (p < 0.001) than the corresponding values of 9.07 +/- 0.10; 7.30 +/- 0.11 and 3.85 +/- 0.07 observed in thirty other age-matched normal controls. No significant differences exist in the plasma alkaline phosphatase (AP) levels in both groups. Correction of calcium for hypoalbuminaemia in the kwashiorkor group revealed that the observed hypocalcaemia in kwashiorkor is merely apparent.

摘要

30名夸休可尔症患儿的血浆钙（Ca）平均水平±标准误为7.15±0.10mg/100ml；总蛋白（TP）为4.60±0.17g/100ml，白蛋白（A）为1.89±0.11g/100ml。这些值显著低于（p<0.001）另外30名年龄匹配的正常对照者所观察到的相应值9.07±0.10；7.30±0.11和3.85±0.07。两组的血浆碱性磷酸酶（AP）水平无显著差异。对夸休可尔症组低白蛋白血症进行钙校正后发现，夸休可尔症中所观察到的低钙血症只是表面现象。