Perforated Bowel after Obstruction in a Neonate with Milk Curd Syndrome following Ready to Feed Infant Formula

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10.2991/dsahmj.k.190917.001How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Diagnosis; management; milk curd syndrome; newborn

Abstract

Milk Curd Syndrome (MCS) is a known iatrogenic disease and an unusual and uncommon cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction, particularly in premature babies. MCS is caused by feeding infant formula rich in calcium and fat. The disease is known for its morbidity and death rate particularly when the disorder is not diagnosed in good time. The overall incidence has decreased because of improvement in infant feeding formula preparations and feeding practices. We are reporting a case of MCS in a premature baby who was fed a newer brand of ready-to-feed infant formula. The baby required surgical intervention for perforation of his large bowel and survived without complications.

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© 2019 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sajjad Rahman
AU  - Ali Ghribi
AU  - Mohammad Hassan Alabdulghani
AU  - Moamen Taha Gad
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/09/23
TI  - Perforated Bowel after Obstruction in a Neonate with Milk Curd Syndrome following Ready to Feed Infant Formula
JO  - Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
SP  - 81
EP  - 82
VL  - 1
IS  - 3-4
SN  - 2590-3349
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/dsahmj.k.190917.001
DO  - 10.2991/dsahmj.k.190917.001
ID  - Rahman2019
ER  -