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    Tetany is caused by involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels. Vitamin deficiency kidney disease Acute pancreatitis hypoparathyroidism familial isolated - tetany Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption.

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    Tetany is caused by involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels. Vitamin deficiency kidney disease Acute pancreatitis hypoparathyroidism familial isolated - tetany Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption.

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    Tetany is caused by involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels. Vitamin deficiency kidney disease Acute pancreatitis hypoparathyroidism familial isolated - tetany Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption.

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    List of causes of Tetany

    Tetany: Involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels

    Hypocalcemia - see also underlying causes of hypocalcemia Hypoparathryoidism - causes hypocalcemia Overbreathing (see Breathing symptoms) Vitamin D deficiency Kidney disease Acute pancreatitis Hypoparathyroidism familial isolated - tetany Hypomagnesemia caused by selective magnesium malabsorption - tetany Electrocution - Tetany Hyperventilation Small bowel resection Secondary hypoparathyroidism, including surgery to the neck, trauma, infection, burns, cancer Primary hypoparathyroidism Oxalosis, Type II - tetany Oxalosis - tetany Frequent vomiting Lactation WDHA syndrome - tetany Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Senna - tetany Excessive ingestion of alkali Respiratory alkalosis - tetany Chronic alcoholism Small bowel bypass Hypokalemia - tetany Strychnine Alkalosis

    Hyperaldosteronism Pseudohypoparathyroidism Chelation of calcium Low Vitamin D, from causes such as malnutrition, malabsorption, kidney disease, infection and drugs Oxalosis, type I - tetany Conn's syndrome - tetany Hypocalcaemia Clostridium tetani Malabsorption syndrome Magnesium deficiency - Tetany Hormone resistance Low blood calcium levels Bartter Syndrome - tetany Acid-Base Imbalance - tetany Renal failure Severe diarrhoea Low calcium dite Short/extreme exposure to heat Hypomagnesemia Hypoparathyroidism - tetany Pregnancy

    More causes:see full list of causes for Tetany

    Causes of Tetany (Diseases Database):


    The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Tetany that are listed by the Diseases Database:

    Hyperventilation Hypomagnesemia Clostridium tetani

    Strychnine Hypocalcaemia

    Tetany Treatments
    Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Tetany may include:

    Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency Calcium Gluconate Calfort Cal-G

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