Tetany in association with gentamicin therapy.
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چکیده
Magnesium plays a role in calcium metabolism and hypomagnesaemia can lead to hypocalcaemia.1 Recently it has been recognised that prolonged aminoglycoside therapy can cause hypomagnesaemia.2 3 We have recently observed tetany associated with low serum levels of both calcium and magnesium in a patient receiving gentamicin, which resolved when the gentamicin was stopped and the serum magnesium was corrected.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 58 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989