Journal article
Medical Hypoparathyroidism
Abstract
Hypoparathyroidism is a metabolic disorder characterized by hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and inadequate levels of or function of parathyroid hormone (PTH). The authors review the nonsurgical or medical causes of hypoparathyroidism. The most common of the nonsurgical causes is autoimmune destruction of the parathyroid. Magnesium deficiency or excess can cause a functional hypoparathyroidism. Genetic conditions result in hypoparathyroidism as …
Authors
Siraj N; Hakami Y; Khan A
Journal
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 797–808
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.ecl.2018.07.006
ISSN
0889-8529