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Seizure and tetany secondary to hypomagnesaemic hypoparathyroidism induced by a proton-pump inhibitor

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  1. Pharmacotherapy and Appropriateness of Drug Prescription Unit, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156, Milano, Italy

    Luca Pasina

  2. Internal Medicine II, Ospedale di Circolo, Busto Arsizio, Italy

    Danilo Zanotta, Silvana Puricelli & Guido Bonoldi

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Pasina, L., Zanotta, D., Puricelli, S. et al. Seizure and tetany secondary to hypomagnesaemic hypoparathyroidism induced by a proton-pump inhibitor. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 73, 511–512 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-016-2169-z

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