Issue: 2009 > March > case report

Hypocalcaemia as presenting symptom of velocardiofacial syndrome



CASE REPORT
E.I. van Vliet, B.M. van Ouwerkerk
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Abstract

Hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism is a rare finding in adults. The coexistence of cardiac abnormalities may be suggestive of a hereditary syndrome. We describe a case of velocardiofacial syndrome in a woman without a family history of this disorder. The hypocalcaemia was treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation.