Patient's question:
What causes hypocalcemia, and how should children with this condition be cared for?Doctor's answer:
Hello, early hypocalcemia can be caused by insufficient fetal calcium reserves within 2 days after birth or excessive phosphorus intake. Newborns with low birth weight, asphyxia, and respiratory distress syndrome have a higher incidence of hypocalcemia compared to full-term normal newborns. After 3 days of birth, newborns who are overfed may have low blood calcium due to excessive phosphorus intake. A few cases of congenital hypoparathyroidism can also cause hypocalcemia, which may persist for a long time or earlier.