Romero R, Meacham L R, Winn K T
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia USA.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Mar;91(3):611-3.
Isolated magnesium malabsorption (congenital hypomagnesemia) has been reported in approximately 30 patients worldwide. Patients typically present by 6 months of age with convulsions and diarrhea. We report an unusual case of isolated magnesium malabsorption in an older boy with no diarrhea.