title: Hypocalcemia: a rare complication of von Hippel-Lindau disease.
abstract: von Hippel-Lindau disease is a hereditary neoplastic syndrome, characterized by malignant and benign lesions in multiple organs. Pancreatic involvement is very common and is in general asymptomatic. We describe a case of malabsorption with severe hypocalcemia in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease, caused by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, probably due to severe cystic transformation of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Algemeen Inwendige Geneeskunde, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Leuven, België.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Billen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanderschueren
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blockmans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium