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Hypomagnesaemia due to selective magnesium malabsorption

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Hypomagnesaemia due to selective magnesium malabsorption – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1707590653

Hypomagnesaemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption or hypomagnesaemic tetany is a form of familial primary hypomagnesaemia characterised by very low serum magnesium (Mg2+) levels and normal renal Mg2+ excretion, associated with hypocalcaemia. Patients usually present in the neonatal period and suffer from restlessness, tremor, tetany and overt seizures. It is a severe disorder, which, if left untreated, is fatal.