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

• Main Authors: Hye Sun Hyun (Author), Hyun Sin Choi (Author), Jin Kyu Kim (Author), So Yoon Ahn (Author), Hey Soo Yoo (Author), Eun Sun Kim (Author), Yun Sil Chang (Author), Won Soon Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...