A practical approach to hypocalcaemia in children.

Nick Shaw

Journal: Endocrine development 2010;16():73-92

PMID: 19494662

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Abstract

Hypocalcaemia is one of the commonest disorders of mineral metabolism seen in children and can be a consequence of several different aetiologies. These include a failure of secretion or action of parathyroid hormone, disorders of vitamin D metabolism and abnormal function of the calcium-sensing receptor. A practical approach to the investigation, diagnosis and subsequent management of hypocalcaemic disorders is presented.

Address: Department of Endocrinology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1159/000223690

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MeSH Terms: Calcium, Child, DiGeorge Syndrome, Humans, Hypocalcemia, Hypoparathyroidism, Magnesium, Magnesium Deficiency, Osteopetrosis, Parathyroid Hormone, Receptors, Calcium-Sensing, Vitamin D Deficiency