User menu

Accès à distance ? S'identifier sur le proxy UCLouvain

Severe hypophosphatemia in a patient with anorexia nervosa during enteral refeeding

Primary tabs

Georges, B. Thissen, Jean-Paul [UCL] Lambert, Michel [UCL]

Hypophosphatemia is a seldom but potentially fatal complication of the nutritional recovery or refeeding syndrome in patients with protein-calorie malnutrition or starvation. We report here the case of a 35-year-old anorexic patient who presented a severe but uncomplicated hypophosphatemia during enteral refeeding, despite phosphorus supplementation. Serum phosphorus monitoring is recommended in severely malnourished anorexic patients, particularly during the first week of refeeding, be it parenteral or enteral.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2004
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition)" - Vol. 59, no. 6, p. 361-364 (2004)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Acta Clinica Belgica ((Belgium) Bruxelles)
issn 0001-5512
e-issn 2295-3337
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
UCL - MD/FSIO - Département de physiologie et pharmacologie
UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses (MIMI)
UCL - (SLuc) Service d'endocrinologie et de nutrition
Links
Bibliographic reference Georges, B. ; Thissen, Jean-Paul ; Lambert, Michel. Severe hypophosphatemia in a patient with anorexia nervosa during enteral refeeding. In: Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition), Vol. 59, no. 6, p. 361-364 (2004)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/39477