Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy

The objective of this study is to report a case of severe hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism in a pregnant woman. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented for tonico-clonic seizure in the third trimester of gestation. She was diagnosed with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism for th...

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Main Authors: Carine Ghassan Richa, Ali Ihsan Issa, Akram Salim Echtay, Mohamad Souheil El Rawas
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8316017
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description The objective of this study is to report a case of severe hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism in a pregnant woman. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented for tonico-clonic seizure in the third trimester of gestation. She was diagnosed with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism for the first time during pregnancy. She was successfully treated with calcium and calcitriol in the rest of her pregnancy with resolution of symptoms but her infant was born with hypercalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism due to the late maternal presentation. To the best of our knowledge, hypoparathyroidism is a disorder rarely observed during pregnancy, resulting in most cases from surgical thyroidectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-4ddf87a69f504dbbafb5f77f3bb7297f2025-08-20T02:38:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/83160178316017Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in PregnancyCarine Ghassan Richa0Ali Ihsan Issa1Akram Salim Echtay2Mohamad Souheil El Rawas3Department of Endocrinology, Rafic El Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Endocrinology, Rafic El Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Endocrinology, Rafic El Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Endocrinology, Rafic El Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonThe objective of this study is to report a case of severe hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism in a pregnant woman. We report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented for tonico-clonic seizure in the third trimester of gestation. She was diagnosed with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism for the first time during pregnancy. She was successfully treated with calcium and calcitriol in the rest of her pregnancy with resolution of symptoms but her infant was born with hypercalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism due to the late maternal presentation. To the best of our knowledge, hypoparathyroidism is a disorder rarely observed during pregnancy, resulting in most cases from surgical thyroidectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8316017
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title Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy
title_full Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy
title_fullStr Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Severe Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy
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