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Hypocalcemia in a paediatric case: from the clinical features to diagnosis

  • José Luis Gómez , Jerónimo Javier Momblán , María Mercedes Ibáñez EMAIL logo , María José Pérez , María Isabel Garzón , Gema Martínez and Mercedes Alcalde
Published/Copyright: August 10, 2013
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
From the journal Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Volume 27 Issue 1-2

Abstract

Pseudohypoparathyroidism refers to end-organ resistance that primarily impairs the renal actions of parathyroid hormone (PTH), a key regulator of calcium homeostasis. Its diagnosis is complex because of the multiple variants of this entity, and more so because intravenous PTH is not available for the Ellsworth-Howard test. We report a symptomatic paediatric case of hypocalcaemia, the clinical features of which, and the course after treatment, suggest that it is most probably a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib.

Keywords: GNAS1; hyperphosphatemia; hypocalcemia; parathyroid hormone; pseudohypoparathyroidism
Corresponding author: María Mercedes Ibáñez, Department of Pediatrics, Torrecárdenas Hospital, Paraje Torrecárdenas s/n. 04009 Almería, Spain, Phone: +0034 600 840170, Fax: +0034 950 015863, E-mail:

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Received: 2013-4-14
Accepted: 2013-6-17
Published Online: 2013-08-10
Published in Print: 2014-01-01

©2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2013-0149
Keywords for this article
GNAS1; hyperphosphatemia; hypocalcemia; parathyroid hormone; pseudohypoparathyroidism

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  1. Masthead
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  12. Effects of metformin in children and adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome and early-onset morbid obesity: a pilot study
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