IDIOPATHIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM: A CLINICAL DISCUSSION WITH A CASE REPORT
Authors: L J ACIERNO, E THALER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 December 1959IDIOPATHIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM: A CLINICAL DISCUSSION WITH A CASE REPORTLOUIS J. ACIERNO, M.D., E. THALER, M.D.LOUIS J. ACIERNO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. THALER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-6-1384 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWithin recent years there have been increasingly numerous reports of patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. This is probably because a higher index of suspicion exists today, and the possibility that the serum calcium may be low is now entertained in all individuals with unusual muscle contractions, convulsions or subcapsular cataracts.The present case is reported because, although the patient was under medical observation for five years and had all the manifestations of the disease during that time, no diagnosis was made during the period.CASE REPORTThe patient, a 50 year old white male of Italian descent, was admitted to Long...Bibliography1. AlbrightReifenstein FEC: The parathyroid glands and metabolic bone disease, 1948, The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, pp. 1-45. Google Scholar2. AlbrightEllsworth FR: Studies of the physiology of the parathyroid glands. I. Calcium and phosphorus studies on a case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, J. Clin. Investigation 7: 183-201, 1929. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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