Hypocalcemic laryngospasm and tetany in a child with renal dysplasia

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 507-509

  Murphy, Geoff ^a   Bartle, Sam ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; Laryngospasm; Renal dysplasia; Tetany

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRIDOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TETANY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WINTER;

HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; KIDNEY; LARYNGISMUS; MALE; TETANY;

EID: 33746626096     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000227387.91885.af     Document Type: Article

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