Oral fleet phospho-soda laxative induced symptomatic hypocalcemia in an adult patient with celiac disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1607-1608

  Oztas, Erkin ^a   Bektas, Mehmet ^b   Kurt, Mevlut ^a,c   Onal, Ibrahim Koral ^a   Ozden, Ali ^b  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CALCIUM; CELIAC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; LAXATIVES;

EID: 66949171411     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.119     Document Type: Letter

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