title: Hypocalcaemia after an occult calcium channel blocker overdose: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Hypocalcaemia is a rare complication of calcium channel blocker overdose, having been reported only once previously (J Toxicol Clin Toxicol, 1992, 30, 309). In this article, we report a case of a 37-year-old woman who developed hypocalcaemia after a verapamil overdose, review the literature and propose a mechanism for this rare finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radke
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Albertson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000506:poisoning*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D014700:Verapamil; D002118:Calcium