Pulmonary deposition of calcium phosphate crystals as a complication of home total parenteral nutrition

JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1989 Mar-Apr;13(2):209-13. doi: 10.1177/0148607189013002209.

Abstract

A patient on home total parenteral nutrition (TPN) developed a diffuse granulomatous interstitial pneumonitis secondary to calcium phosphate deposition. Calcium and phosphorus concentrations in the TPN formula were not unusually high, indicating that other factors contributed to calcium phosphate crystallization. The effects of duration of storage of the TPN formulation, solution temperature, pH, and magnesium concentration on calcium phosphate precipitation are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcium Phosphates / administration & dosage
  • Calcium Phosphates / adverse effects*
  • Crystallization
  • Female
  • Home Nursing
  • Humans
  • Parenteral Nutrition, Total / adverse effects*
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Calcium Phosphates