Symptomatic Magnesium Deficiency in Man

Abstract

IT is well known that magnesium deficiency occurs in man, but it is not generally agreed that it may produce symptoms.1 For this reason it is considered worth while to present the study of a well documented case of symptomatic magnesium deficiency.Case ReportA 40-year-old man was admitted to the Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Hospital because of intermittent diarrhea of 2 years' duration. During the periods of diarrhea there were 8 to 10 watery stools daily, with small amounts of mucus and blood.Physical examination revealed a well nourished man with no unusual findings except for abdominal tenderness over . . .