Hypoparathyroidism Following Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Intractable Angina Pectoris
Authors: JAMES D. TOWNSEND
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 October 1961Hypoparathyroidism Following Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Intractable Angina PectorisJAMES D. TOWNSEND, M.D.JAMES D. TOWNSEND, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-4-662 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough I131 is used extensively as a therapeutic agent in this country and in Europe, the development of hypoparathyroidism subsequent to its use is rare. The following case represents such a complication and is, therefore, reported.CASE REPORTA 52-year-old white male printing plant worker was admitted to the Kaiser Foundation Hospital on December 11, 1958, with a history of intermittent chest pain for one month and electrocardiographic evidence of a recent posterior myocardial infarction. He remained in bed for 78 days, but continued to have angina at rest and on minimal exertion five months later. For this reason he...References1. BLUMGARTFREEDBERGHURLAND HLASGS: Treatment of incapacitated euthyroid cardiac patients with radioactive iodine. J. A. M. A. 157: 1, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GILBERT-DREYFUSZARAGALI MP: Cataract due to tetany following radioactive iodine therapy. Sem. Hop. Paris 34: 1301, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. TIGHE WJ: Temporary hypoparathyroidism following radioactive iodine treatment for thyrotoxicosis. J. Clin. Endocr. 12: 1220, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GARBMAN A: Functional and structural changes consequent to high doses of radioactive iodine. J. Clin. Endocr. 10: 1177, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Walnut Creek, CaliforniaReceived for publication October 12, 1960.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James D. Townsend, M.D., 1425 South Main Street, Walnut Creek, Calif. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByLong-Term Parathyroid- and c-Cell Function after Radioiodine for Benign Thyroid DiseasesHypocalcemia as a complication of radioiodine therapyHyperthyroidismEffect of decicurie doses of radioactive iodine 131 on parathyroid functionEctodermal defects and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in idiopathic hypoparathyroidismThe Parathyroids: Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, D-Vitamins, and Metabolic Bone DiseaseParathyroid and Thyroid Function after Treatment of Cancer of the LarynxCombined hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism in an infant after maternal 131I administrationHypoparathyroidismParathyreoideaHypoparathyroidismThe ParathyroidsComplications of radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidismHypoparathyroidism After Iodine-131 Treatment of ThyrotoxicosisM. C. L'E. ORME, M.B., M.R.C.P., M. E. CONOLLY, M.B., M.R.C.P.Management of surgical hypoparathyroidismTHE RESULTS OF RADIOIODINE THERAPY IN THYROTOXICOSISFormulation of a compartmental model in a study of partial parathyroid deficiencyIdiopathic Hypoparathyroidism Associated with HyperthyroidismJAMES R. DAHL, M.D., SAMUEL D. MCFADDEN, M.D., EUGENE EISENBERG, M.D. 1 October 1961Volume 55, Issue 4Page: 662-663KeywordsAnginaCalciumElectrocardiographyHypoparathyroidismIschemiaMyocardial infarctionUnstable angina Issue Published: 1 October 1961 PDF DownloadLoading ...