PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM: REPORT OF CASE
Authors: A B TAYLOR, D K BUFFMIRE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Case Reports1 August 1957PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM: REPORT OF CASEASHTON B. TAYLOR, M.D., DONALD K. BUFFMIRE, M.D.ASHTON B. TAYLOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD K. BUFFMIRE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-2-356 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe interesting group of defects known as pseudohypoparathyroidism was first described by Fuller Albright1 in 1942. His original report concerned three cases, and since that time an additional 14 cases have appeared in the world literature.2-7 We wish to record one further case with observations relative to this disorder.True parathyroid deficiency is characterized by chronic or recurrent tetany, low serum calcium, elevated serum phosphorus, lenticular opacities and calcifications in the basal ganglia. Pseudohypoparathyroidism possesses all of these same features but, in addition, is characterized by abnormalities of body build, facies and skeletal system, and by a strong tendency for...Bibliography1. AlbrightBurnettSmithParson FCHPHW: Pseudohypoparathyroidism; an example of "Seabright bantam syndrome," Endocrinology 30: 922-932, 1942. Google Scholar2. PetermanGarvey MGJL: Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Pediatrics 4: 790-797, 1944. Google Scholar3. SpragueHainesPower RGSFMH: Metabolic effects of parathyroid hormone, dihydrotachysterol and calciferol in a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 30: 363, 1945. Google Scholar4. AlexanderTucker SBHS: Pseudohypoparathyroidism; report of case with late manifestations, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 9: 862-873, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BakwinGormanZiegra HWFSR: Pseudohypoparathyroid tetany, J. Pediat. 36: 567-576, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ElrickAlbrightBartterForbesReeves HFFCAPJD: Further studies on pseudohypoparathyroidism: report of 4 new cases, Acta endocrinol. 5: 199, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. OberstTompkins BBCA: Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Am. J. Dis. Child. 90: 205-210, 1955. Google Scholar8. EllsworthHoward RJE: Studies on physiology of parathyroid glands. VII. Some responses of normal human kidneys and blood to intravenous parathyroid extract, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 57: 91-98, 1935. Google Scholar9. AlbrightForbesHenneman FAPPH: Pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism, Tr. A. Am. Physicians 65: 337-350, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. MilesElrick JH: Pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 15: 576-584, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Roche M: A case of pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 15: 964-969, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Phoenix, Arizona*Received for publication March 19, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ashton B. Taylor, M.D., Park Central Medical Building, 550 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAlbright's hereditary osteodystrophy: A reviewReferencesPseudohypoparathyroidism Case Report with Observations on the Difficulty in Confirming the DiagnosisMARTIN I. SURKS, M.D., DAVID LEVENSON, M.D.Pseudohypoparathyroidism with hypothyroidism 1 August 1957Volume 47, Issue 2Page: 356-361KeywordsCalciumGangliaParathyroidPhosphorusPseudohypoparathyroidismThyroid Issue Published: 1 August 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...