Acute pancreatitis-induced hypomagnesemia.
We describe the case of an alcoholic patient admitted to our hospital with alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis who developed severe hypomagnesemia (serum magnesium 0.36 mmol/l) during hospitalization. The underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of hypomagnesemia are discussed.
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, GR-451 10 Ioannina, Greece.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008274:Magnesium