TY - JOUR AU - Gallo, Marco AU - Aterini, Stefano AU - Bandini, Sandro AU - Bergesio, Franco AU - Ciciani, Anna Maria AU - Aterini, Lorenzo AU - Calderini, Francesca AU - Balboni, Fiamma PY - 2021/09/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Severe hypocalcaemia following oral citrate intake in a patient on chronic hemodialysis JF - Giornale di Clinica Nefrologica e Dialisi JA - G Clin Nefrol Dial VL - 33 IS - 1 SE - Case reports DO - 10.33393/gcnd.2021.2322 UR - https://journals.aboutscience.eu/index.php/gcnd/article/view/2322 SP - 91-94 AB - <p>We report a case of an 81-year-old man with end stage renal disease (ESRD) in chronic hemodialysis with severe hypocalcaemia secondary to the intake of a parapharmaceutical containing sodium and potassium citrate and in association with poor dialysis efficiency, due to malfunction of the vascular access, which promptly resolved after discontinuation of the supplement. The patient never showed signs or symptoms of hypocalcaemia. This case highlightens the importance of a correct pharmacological reconciliation in dialysis patients in order to avoid the onset of adverse events due to the uncontrolled intake of drugs or parapharmaceuticals.</p> ER -