Refractory cytopenias secondary to copper deficiency in children receiving exclusive jejunal nutrition.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 64(11)2017 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-28475294
ABSTRACT
Copper deficiency is a known cause of anemia and neutropenia that is easily remedied with copper supplementation. Copper is primarily absorbed in the stomach and proximal duodenum, so patients receiving enteral nutrition via methods that bypass this critical region may be at increased risk for copper deficiency. In pediatrics, postpyloric enteral feeding is increasingly utilized to overcome problems related to aspiration, severe reflux, poor gastric motility, and gastric outlet obstruction. However, little is known about the prevalence of copper deficiency in this population. We describe three pediatric patients receiving exclusive jejunal feeds who developed cytopenias secondary to copper deficiency.
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Pancitopenia
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Jejunostomia
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Nutrição Enteral
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Cobre
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Anemia
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Neutropenia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article