Profound hypomagnesaemia causing symptomatic hypocalcaemia--an underdiagnosed and potentially life-threatening problem in systemic sclerosis?

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Apr;53(4):767-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket347. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Authors

Audrey S L Low¹, Simon Lal, Adrian J Farrell, Ariane L Herrick

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD, UK. [email protected].

PMID: 24196390
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket347

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Diarrhea / etiology*
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux / drug therapy
Gastroesophageal Reflux / etiology*
Humans
Hypocalcemia / etiology*
Magnesium Deficiency / congenital
Middle Aged
Proton Pump Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors / etiology*
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*

Substances

Proton Pump Inhibitors

Supplementary concepts

Hypomagnesemia 1, Intestinal