title: Hypocalcaemia as presenting symptom of velocardiofacial syndrome.
abstract: Hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism is a rare finding in adults. The coexistence of cardiac abnormalities may be suggestive of a hereditary syndrome. We describe a case of velocardiofacial syndrome in a woman without a family history of this disorder. The hypocalcaemia was treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: van Vliet
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: van Ouwerkerk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology*