Chronic Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism

Chronic idiopathic hypoparathyroidism associated with moniliasis.

Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is probably less rare than is commonly thought. Steinberg and Waldron (1952) in a comprehensive review of the literature collected 51 cases and added one of their own, but they did not include several reported cases whose serum inorganic phosphorus did not exceed 5 0 mg. %. Few reports have come from this country. Humphreys (1939), Himsworth and Maizels (1940), Jor...

Misdiagnosis of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

RATIONALE Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (IHP) is a rare endocrine condition, which is frequently represented by neuropsychiatric disorders. Hence, the misdiagnosis rate of the disease is rather high, especially for neurologists. PATIENT CONCERNS We reported a case of misdiagnosed, atypical IHP. In addition, the literature on IHP and the misdiagnosis published in China in the past 2 decades ha...

[A case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism complicated with chronic thyroiditis].

It has been suggested that autoimmunity and genetic factors may play a specific role in the development of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. We reported a case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism complicated with chronic thyroiditis. The patient, a woman 40 years old, visited our clinic because of tetany of both hands and dizziness. She was of short stature with a round face. She also had a goiter, h...

Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism manifesting after lactation.

[A case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism].