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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul 15:2015:bcr2015210228.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210228.

Hypoparathyroidism in pregnancy

Krupa Hitesh Shah  1 , Shashikala Bhat  1 , Seema Shetty  2 , Shashikiran Umakanth  2
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Hypoparathyroidism in pregnancy

Krupa Hitesh Shah et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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  • Correction.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jan 21;2016:bcr2015210228corr1. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210228corr1. BMJ Case Rep. 2016. PMID: 26795739 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Correction: Hypoparathyroidism in pregnancy.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jul 18;2018:bcr2015210228corr2. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210228corr2. BMJ Case Rep. 2018. PMID: 30021727 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Hypoparathyroidism is an uncommon endocrine deficiency characterised by low serum calcium, absent or inappropriately low parathyroid hormone and normal or high serum phosphorus levels. Parathyroid hormone is essential for calcium homoeostasis. Pregnancy and lactation are known for increased calcium requirement. They cause calcium stress as well as alter its metabolism. Hence, many abnormalities are expected in hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy and lactation. We report a case of pregnancy in postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, which is rarely encountered in antenatal clinics. We describe our clinical, biochemical and therapeutic experience of pregnancy and lactation in this patient with hypoparathyroidism.

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Serum calcium in pregnancy.
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Oral calcium, vitamin D and calcitriol during pregnancy.
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