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Nutritional hypophosphatemic rickets secondary to Neocate® use
S Akhtar Ali1, A Mathalikunnel2, V Bhardwaj3
1Center For Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Division of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), 4650 Sunset Blvd, # 61, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
Abstract:
Elemental formula is commonly used in children with feeding intolerance. We describe two, medically complex and feeding tube dependent, patients exclusively fed with Neocate® who subsequently developed hypophosphatemic rickets. Both patients had gross motor decline and pain with physical touch. They were found to have low serum phosphorus, normal calcium, and vitamin D studies, with elevated alkaline phosphatase suggestive of nutritional hypophosphatemia. Both courses were complicated by hypocalcemia following formula change and phosphorus supplementation, highlighting the need for careful management of phosphate repletion in affected individuals. Diligent serial electrolyte monitoring as well as attention to bone health is needed in conjunction with elemental nutrition. Formula change led to restoration of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and radiographic improvement in these patients.
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