ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Alternative nutrition
;
Goitre
;
Iodine deficiency
;
Carnitine deficiency
;
Dietary deficiency disorders
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 7.5-month-old infant with failure to thrive, developmental delay, muscular hypotonia, a visible goitre and severe osteopenia is described. Laboratory examination revealed a markedly increased serum TSH with low free T4, severe iodine and carnitine deficiency. The infant was breastfed until the age of 2.5 months and was then given a mixture of almond extract in water. The mother is a strict vegan and the father a lactovegetarian. The nutritional intake of the child was severely depleted in calories (−46%), calcium (−73%) and iodine (−88%). The restrictive alternative nutrition was responsible for the various deficiency disorders.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01959092
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