Congenital cataracts following total parenteral nutrition (TPN) use during pregnancy

N Heerasing; D Dowling

doi:10.1038/ejcn.2014.103

Congenital cataracts following total parenteral nutrition (TPN) use during pregnancy

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug;68(8):943-5. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.103. Epub 2014 May 28.

Authors

N Heerasing¹, D Dowling¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 24865479
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.103

Abstract

We describe a case of congenital cataracts in a newborn whose mother received total parenteral nutrition (TPN) throughout her pregnancy. We discuss the potential mechanisms by which TPN may have been causally linked to cataract formation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cataract / etiology*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Parenteral Nutrition, Total / adverse effects*
Pregnancy
Young Adult