Hypocalcaemic chorea secondary to malabsorption.
A patient presented with chorea and a recent history of Crohn's disease. Investigation revealed the cause of the chorea to be hypocalcaemia secondary to malabsorption. So far as is known there has been no previous report of hypocalcaemic chorea due to malabsorption.
D002819:Chorea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged