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Severe Hypocalcemia and Resulting Seizure Caused by Vitamin D Deficiency in an Older Patient Receiving Phenytoin: Eldecalcitol and Maxacalcitol Ointment as Potential Therapeutic Options for Hypocalcemia
An 82-year-old man treated with phenytoin for the prevention of symptomatic epilepsy was hospitalized to treat consciousness disturbance, seizure, and hypocalcemia (serum calcium: 4.6 mg/dL). Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was very low (5.4 ng/mL), whereas serum calcitriol level was normal (27 pg/m...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6815596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31737385 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3653276 |