Symptomatic hypocalcaemia is an uncommon finding in patients with malignant tumours. We describe a patient with advanced metastatic breast cancer who developed severe hypocalcaemia caused by the combination of osteoblastic metastases and a permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism. The patient failed to be treated with the conventional replacement therapy and was submitted effectively to radio...

Hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism is a rare finding in adults. The coexistence of cardiac abnormalities may be suggestive of a hereditary syndrome. We describe a case of velocardiofacial syndrome in a woman without a family history of this disorder. The hypocalcaemia was treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency is one of the major risk factors for neonatal vitamin D deficiency followed by neonatal hypocalcaemia. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between delayed neonatal hypocalcaemia and maternal vitamin D deficiency. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Target population of this study included all term and preterm neonates with delayed hypoca...

Ceylon Medical Journal Magnesium sulphate is increasingly being used in clinical practice, especially in the management of eclampsia, tetanus and severe bronchial asthma. Magnesium is known to influence the body’s calcium homeostasis. Hypomagnesaemia leads to hypocalcaemia by inducing resistance to parathormone (PTH) in bone and kidneys and by decreasing PTH release. Interestingly, hypermagnesa...

Abstract Aims Hypocalcaemia is a severe complication post total thyroidectomy leading to increased morbidity, length of inpatient stay and associated costs. The cause damage or de-vascularisation the parathyroid glands intra-operatively however this not always easy identify usually inadvertently performed. Prompt identification patients likely become severely hypocalcaemia difficult for clinici...

Abstract Background Postoperative hypocalcaemia, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and postoperative bleeding are the most frequent complications after thyroid surgery, therefore often used as quality indicators of surgery. We aimed to assess morbidity in a high-volume endocrine surgery unit, detect which factors associated with higher risks. Methods Prospective surgical cohort tertiary referral ...