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The patient was treated for sepsis and imaging revealed intra-abdominal and abdominal wall abscesses. After drainage, recovery was complicated by treatment of refractory hypomagnesemia in the context of zinc supplementation. Discussion:\u00a0If initial electrolyte repletion measures do not provide the intended benefit, investigating secondary causes of refractory electrolyte abnormalities is necessary. While hypomagnesemia is one of the least common electrolyte derangements seen within the general acute care hospital setting, in facilities with relatively high volumes of bariatric or gastrointestinal surgical patients, keeping the phenomenon of zinc-induced hypomagnesemia in mind becomes more crucial due to its frequent use in those settings. Conclusion:\u00a0This case highlights the effects of excess high-dose zinc supplementation in a patient without zinc deficiency in the postoperative period who developed treatment-resistant hypomagnesemia due to zinc-induced impairment of magnesium absorption as well as gastrointestinal and renal losses.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.12890\/2025_005247","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,10]],"date-time":"2025-03-10T11:04:36Z","timestamp":1741604676000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Severe hypomagnesemia induced by postoperative zinc supplementation: an illustrative demonstration of electrolyte homeostasis"],"prefix":"10.12890","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Max","family":"Slosarski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christ","family":"Ordookhanian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ryan F.","family":"Amidon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Edward","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tedrik","family":"Markarian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Human Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Kaloostian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"MD Neurosurgery, Pasadena, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"10397","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.12890\/2025_005247_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"<li>Versteeg HH, Heemskerk JW, Levi M, Reitsma PH. 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