Dyselectrolytemia in acute kidney injury causing tetany and quadriparesis.
A 40-year-old female, presented with prerenal acute kidney injury secondary to diarrhoea. With appropriate hydration, she went into diuretic phase and subsequently developed hypokalemic quadriparesis with hypocalcaemic tetany due to hypomagnesemia and subclinical vitamin D deficiency. The patient improved with oral potassium, magnesium, calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
Department of Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Atul Vijay
AV
Palkar
Mayur
M
Mewada
Sonal
S
Thakur
Makardhwaj Sarvadaman
MS
Shrivastava
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053565:Hypercalciuria / Q000150:complications*; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D009397:Nephrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D015499:Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications*; D013746:Tetany / Q000209:etiology*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000150:complications*