Woman with Hypomagnesemia and Hypocalcemia

CASE: A 71-year-old woman was referred to the endocrinology clinic after several years of unresolved hypomagnesemia that required numerous hospital admissions to receive intravenous magnesium. She previously presented with palpitations on 3 occasions, and once with diarrhea and vomiting. The blood tests on all 4 presentations demonstrated severe hypomagnesemia. Her medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus and hiatal hernia. Her regular medications included simvastatin, esomeprazole, verapamil, pioglitazone, gliclazide, metformin, and calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D supplementation. Clinical examination in the endocrinology clinic was unremarkable, and no abnormality was demonstrated on electrocardiogram. An echocardiogram was normal.





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Woman with Hypomagnesemia and Hypocalcemia

 Source: Clinical Chemistry