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Key Takeaways Calcium deficiency (hypocalcemia) occurs when your body doesn’t absorb enough calcium.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
In severe cases, hypocalcemia (low calcium levels) or hypokalemia (low potassium levels) might occur, according to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Some other examples include lung diseases such as pneumonia, metabolic disorders such as hypocalcemia, kidney diseases like renal cell carcinoma, and hiccups can also be a symptom of tumors in the brain stem or stomach.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
In severe cases, hypocalcemia can lead to depression, paresthesias (abnormal sensations), parkinsonism (slowed movements, muscle rigidity, and tremors), and seizures.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Each year, the E.R. at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, received one or two cases of hypocalcemia caused by malnutrition, said Salisu Garba, a kindly health worker who hurried from bed to bed, ward to ward.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
For severe hypocalcemia, intravenous infusions may be necessary.¹¹ If hypoparathyroidism is causing low blood calcium, calcium/vitamin D supplements may be needed for life.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Other associated conditions are hypocalcemia (low blood calcium, which can cause numbness, tingling, and muscle cramping) and osteopenia, an overall loss of bone density and mass.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
David had persistent hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and frequent infections because of inadequate levels of T cells in his immune system.
—Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
In severe cases, hypocalcemia (low calcium levels) or hypokalemia (low potassium levels) might occur, according to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Some other examples include lung diseases such as pneumonia, metabolic disorders such as hypocalcemia, kidney diseases like renal cell carcinoma, and hiccups can also be a symptom of tumors in the brain stem or stomach.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
In severe cases, hypocalcemia can lead to depression, paresthesias (abnormal sensations), parkinsonism (slowed movements, muscle rigidity, and tremors), and seizures.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Each year, the E.R. at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, received one or two cases of hypocalcemia caused by malnutrition, said Salisu Garba, a kindly health worker who hurried from bed to bed, ward to ward.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
For severe hypocalcemia, intravenous infusions may be necessary.¹¹ If hypoparathyroidism is causing low blood calcium, calcium/vitamin D supplements may be needed for life.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Other associated conditions are hypocalcemia (low blood calcium, which can cause numbness, tingling, and muscle cramping) and osteopenia, an overall loss of bone density and mass.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
David had persistent hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and frequent infections because of inadequate levels of T cells in his immune system.
—Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
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“Hypocalcemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocalcemia. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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hypocalcemia
noun
hy·po·cal·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypocalcaemia
: a deficiency of calcium in the blood
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