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'Refeeding syndrome' in a Kuwaiti child: clinical diagnosis and management.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To report a case of refeeding syndrome in a Kuwaiti child, its clinical presentation and management.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION:
A 13-month-old Kuwaiti boy presented with acute severe malnutrition in the form of marasmic kwashiorkor. On admission, blood sugar and serum electrolytes were normal but on the 3rd day he developed typical biochemical features of refeeding syndrome in the form of hyperglycemia, severe hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia. The child then received treatment appropriate for refeeding syndrome in the form of lower calorie intake with gradual increase, as well as supplementation of electrolytes, thiamine and vitamins and he eventually made a safe recovery.
CONCLUSION:
This case showed that during rehabilitation of a malnourished child, a severe potentially lethal electrolyte disturbance (refeeding syndrome) can occur. Careful monitoring of electrolytes before and during the refeeding phase was needed and helped to detect this syndrome early. We suggest that slow and gradual calorie increase in the 'at-risk' patient can help prevent its occurrence.
AuthorsIbrahim Al Sharkawy, Dina Ramadan, Amira El-Tantawy
JournalMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre (Med Princ Pract) Vol. 19 Issue 3 Pg. 240-3 ( 2010) ISSN: 1423-0151 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID20357512 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Topics
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kuwait
  • Kwashiorkor (therapy)
  • Male
  • Refeeding Syndrome (diagnosis, therapy)
  • Water-Electrolyte Imbalance (diagnosis, diet therapy)

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