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Severe neonatal hypercalcemia related to maternal exposure to nutritional supplement containing Spirulina

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  1. Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Centre Midi-Pyrénées de Pharmacovigilance, de Pharmacoépidémiologie et d’Informations sur le Médicament, Unité INSERM U 1027, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, 37 Allées Jules-Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France

    Guillaume Moulis, Arnaud Batz, Geneviève Durrieu & Jean-Louis Montastruc

  2. Pharmacie hospitalière, Département de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, CHU Purpan, 330, avenue de Grande Bretagne, TSA 70034, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    Caroline Viard

  3. Service de Pédiatrie, Département de Néphrologie, Médecine Interne, Hypertension, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, France, CHU Purpan, 330, avenue de Grande Bretagne, TSA 70034, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    Stéphane Decramer

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Moulis, G., Batz, A., Durrieu, G. et al. Severe neonatal hypercalcemia related to maternal exposure to nutritional supplement containing Spirulina . Eur J Clin Pharmacol 68, 221–222 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1113-5

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