Case Reports : A case of hypocalcemia associated with transient hypoparathyroidism secondary to magnesium deficiency in diabetic ketoacidosis

Seong Hoon Kim,

Korean J Med > Volume 70(2); 2006 > Article

Original Article

The Korean Journal of Medicine 2006;70(2):256-260.

Case Reports : A case of hypocalcemia associated with transient hypoparathyroidism secondary to magnesium deficiency in diabetic ketoacidosis

Seong Hoon Kim

한림의대 한강성심병원 내과

증례 : 당뇨병성 케톤산증에서 마그네슘 결핍에 의해 이차적으로 발생한 저칼슘혈증과 일시적인 부갑상선 기능저하증 1예

김성훈

Abstract

Hypomagnesemia is the major cause of hypocalcemia and hypokalemia. It is a common clinical manifestation in diabetes. Especially, It is more common in chronic alcohol consumers in diabetes. In the clinics, severe complications of hypomagnesemia such as seizure, convulsion, cardiac arrest or respiratory failure are not common. We report a case of the respiratory failure and cardiac arrest caused by hypomagnesemia due to poor controlled diabetes and chronic alcohol consume.(Korean J Med 70:S256-S260, 2006) Key Words : Magnesium Deficiency, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Heart arrest