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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(5):483-487. Published online May 31, 1984.

Dietary Hypocalcemic Tetany.

Kyu Hyung Lee, Chang Bin Im, Yoon Taik Kim, Keun Chan Sohn

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Hypocalcemic tetany is important cause of convulsion during perinatal or infantile period. We have experienced three cases of dietary hypocalcemic tetany, which was induced by non-fortified commerical weaning food or breast-fed without vitamine supplement. So we report the cases with review of the related literature.

Keywords :Dietary hypocalcemic tetany