Keto-Bezoar: Adverse Event Related to Initiation of Ketogenic Diet in an Infant.

Autor: Stegall C; From the Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC., Evans MC; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; and., Hollinger LE; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC., Walz AA; Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; and.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JPGN reports [JPGN Rep] 2022 Feb 25; Vol. 3 (2), pp. e179. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 25 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000179
Abstrakt: The ketogenic diet is frequently used as part of the treatment regimen for pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy. This diet is generally well tolerated, with constipation being the most described side effect. This case highlights a previously undocumented severe complication of a "keto-bezoar" formation related to the initiation of the ketogenic diet in a young infant.
Competing Interests: All authors contributed equally to the conception of the project and the drafting and revision of the article. Additionally, Cassandra Stegall performed the literature review and drafting of references for this case report. All authors attest to the accuracy of the work and approve the final version as submitted for publication.
(Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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