Postoperative hypoparathyroidism (POH) is the most common complication after bilateral thyroid surgery and it characterized by low serum calcium levels with inappropriately parathyroid hormone (PTH) level. Several risk factors have been described, including technical issues (inadvertent gland excision or devascularization) patient- disease-related (sex, type of disease). Surgical strategies to ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of hypoparathyroidism in adult transfusion-dependent patients with beta-thalassemia major in a teaching referral hospital in Oman. METHODS All adult (>13 years) patients with beta-thalassemia major seen at Royal Hospital in Oman between 2004 and 2006 were studied. Demographic, pharmaceutical, clinical and biochemical data were collected for all the subject...

概要 特発 性副 甲状 腺機 能低 下症 の 同胞発 症例(兄 と弟)に つ いて報 告 した.症 例1(兄): 27 歳,大 工.腰 背部 の 筋 肉痛 と痙攣 発 作 を主訴 に2回 の入 院.第2回 目入 院時 の血 清Ca 2.5mEq/ l,P 4.8mg/dl, Ellsworth-Howard試 験陽 性 な ど よ り特発 性副 甲状 腺機能低 下症 と診 断 した. 症例2(弟): 21歳,電 気 店勤 務.痙攣 発作 を主 訴 に入 院.兄 と同様 に血 清Ca 2.9mEq/1, P 5.2mg/dl, Ellsworth-Howard試 験 陽性 な どよ り特 発性 副 甲状線機 能 低下 症 と診 断 した.さ らに 皮 膚 のCafe-au-lait spotsを 伴 う広 範 な色素 沈着,二 分 脊椎 が あ りvon Recklinghausen病...

We report a case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, maintained on alphacalcidol who developed hypercalcaemia during treatment with danazol for endometriosis.

Enamel hypoplasia is a defect in the enamel due to disturbance of ameloblastic function during amelogenesis. The etiology of such a disturbance may be either genetic or environmental in nature. This case report of undetected congenital idiopathic hypoparathyroidism emphasizes the importance of investigating the underlying cause of these enamel defects.

Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by low serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. The most common cause is parathyroid iatrogenic surgical removal. However, innumerous and rarer conditions can cause hypoparathyroidism. The authors describe a 27-year-old man that presented in emergency department with confusion, amnesia and decreased attention span. A cerebral co...

Hypoparathyroidism, deafness and renal dysplasia (HDR; OMIM 146255) syndrome is a rare disease which is first defined by Barakat in 1977 (1). It is characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal dysplasia, inherited dominantly and found to be related with GATA3 gene mutations. This gene is located on 10 p 15 and is essential in embryonic development of the parathyroid gla...

Patients with cardiac failure require careful evaluation to determine the precise nature of the cause of their illness. Genetic causes of dilated cardiomyopathy are well known but inherited conditions may lead to unexpected consequences through intermediate mechanisms not readily recognised as a feature of the inherited disorder. We describe a case of dilated cardiomyopathy resulting from prolo...