Hypomagnesemia with Tetany in Nontropical Sprue

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Abstract
INTEREST in magnesium has been greatly stimulated by the introduction of simpler and more reliable methods for its estimation.1 A number of reports have appeared recently describing the clinical features of the magnesium-deficiency syndrome.1 2 3 We have recently seen 3 patients with nontropical sprue in whom hypomagnesemia presented a significant clinical problem. It is the purpose of this paper to report our observations in these patients.Case ReportsCase 1. B.R., a 52-year-old housewife, was first admitted to the hospital on July 13, 1960, with a 6-week history of 10 watery stools per day, worse after meals. The stools contained undigested . . .

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