Severe hypocalcemia secondary to hypomagnesaemia, successfully treated by self-administered subcutaneous magnesium.
We report the case of a patient with recurrent severe hypocalcemia, secondary to hypomagnesaemia, and prerenal renal failure, due to ileostomy losses after a colectomy, who needed several admissions to the hospital through more than one year. Finally, he was successfully treated by self-administered subcutaneous magnesium: he reached and maintained normal levels of serum calcium, magnesium and PTH, no more hospital admission were needed and he resumed a normal life.
Alfaro Martínez
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Sección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete. jalfarom@ono.com
Botella Romero
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Lamas Oliveira
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Hernández López
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012646:Self Administration; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D008274:Magnesium