Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypocalcaemia is present in half of the patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge-velocardiofacial syndrome). Most of these cases are diagnosed during childhood.Case report: A 56-year-old man was evaluated for symptomatic hypocalcaemia after undergoing a left nephrectomy because of renal tumour. He had paraesthesia around his mouth and hands and Trousseau’s sign. His past medical history included high blood pressure, type 2 dia...