A case of functional second degree atrioventricular block is reported in a preterm infant secondary to early onset hypocalcaemia. An infusion of 10% calcium gluconate rapidly corrected the arrhythmia.

The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.

A 72 year old man developed idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. The condition spontaneously resolved which, to our knowledge, has not been previously described. Causes of fluctuating hypocalcaemia are outlined and their possible relevance to our patient discussed.

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the complication rates of total thyroidectomy in a regional hospital setting in Denmark for permanent hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and post-operative bleeding. Furthermore, the long-term outcomes in the management of hypoparathyroidism were investigated. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 114 consecutive patients u...

A study is reported of the estimation of plasma calcium fractions and the calcium-binding affinity of plasma proteins in a total sample of 59 people, which included 29 normal subjects and 30 patients with either hypercalcaemia or hypocalcaemia. It was demonstrated that when the sample was considered as a whole there was a significant correlation between the total plasma calcium concentration an...

22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2 DS) is a disorder that has multiple symptoms and affects various organs and systems. Despite the great variability of clinical manifestations, common 22q11.2 DS includes congenital heart defect, immunodeficiency, characteristic facial features, palatal defects, developmental and/or learning disabilities, and hypocalcaemia. We present the cases of three patient...

The research was intended to determine the parathyroid hormone (PTH) level in various forms of clinical hypocalcaemia in dairy cows with the use of the immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA), routinely applied in humans for the measure of the hormone. The study was conducted on 59 cows of the lowland black-and-white and HF breeds, as well as crossbreds. Symptoms of clinical hypocalcaemia were con...