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Reminder of important clinical lesson
A Moroccan woman with severe electrolyte disorder
  1. B Pedrazzini1,
  2. B Favrat1,
  3. H-A Lehr2,
  4. P Bodenmann1
  1. 1Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. 2Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to B Pedrazzini, baptiste.pedrazzini{at}chuv.ch

Summary

The case of a Moroccan woman, age 25, who came into the emergency department with clinical tetany, is presented. She had experienced muscle spasms and paresthaesia of the upper limb over the previous few days. She had also experienced major diarrhoea for the previous 3 weeks. Investigations revealed a severe electrolyte disorder.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2188

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    • Patient consent Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.