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Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting multiple organs, including the brain, skin, lung, and kidney. Among the multiple comorbidities in TSC, bone mineral disturbances remain relatively unrecognized, and only a few studies have reported alteration in cal...
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The Korean Society of Electrolyte Metabolism
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6629601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31338111 http://dx.doi.org/10.5049/EBP.2019.17.1.21 |
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author | Kim, Kipyo Kim, Sejoong Na, Ki Young Chae, Dong-Wan Chin, Ho Jun |
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description | Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting multiple organs, including the brain, skin, lung, and kidney. Among the multiple comorbidities in TSC, bone mineral disturbances remain relatively unrecognized, and only a few studies have reported alteration in calcium homeostasis. Hypocalcemia is a serious medical condition in patients with TSC who are at high risk for seizures. Therefore, hypocalcemia should be thoroughly evaluated by obtaining a history of associated medication use and measuring vitamin D levels. Here, we report the case of a patient with TSC who presented with severe hypocalcemia which may have been related to a history of anticonvulsant use and a recent decline in kidney function, and was successfully treated with calcium and vitamin D replacement. |
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spelling | pubmed-66296012019-07-23 Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Kim, Kipyo Kim, Sejoong Na, Ki Young Chae, Dong-Wan Chin, Ho Jun Electrolyte Blood Press Case Report Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting multiple organs, including the brain, skin, lung, and kidney. Among the multiple comorbidities in TSC, bone mineral disturbances remain relatively unrecognized, and only a few studies have reported alteration in calcium homeostasis. Hypocalcemia is a serious medical condition in patients with TSC who are at high risk for seizures. Therefore, hypocalcemia should be thoroughly evaluated by obtaining a history of associated medication use and measuring vitamin D levels. Here, we report the case of a patient with TSC who presented with severe hypocalcemia which may have been related to a history of anticonvulsant use and a recent decline in kidney function, and was successfully treated with calcium and vitamin D replacement. The Korean Society of Electrolyte Metabolism 2019-06 2019-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6629601/ /pubmed/31338111 http://dx.doi.org/10.5049/EBP.2019.17.1.21 Text en Copyright © 2019 The Korean Society of Electrolyte Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Kim, Kipyo Kim, Sejoong Na, Ki Young Chae, Dong-Wan Chin, Ho Jun Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title | Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title_full | Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title_fullStr | Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title_full_unstemmed | Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title_short | Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
title_sort | severe hypocalcemia in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6629601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31338111 http://dx.doi.org/10.5049/EBP.2019.17.1.21 |
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