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HYPOPARATHYROIDISM |
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following partial thyroidectomy (transient) following removal of parathyroid adenoma (transient)following parathyroidectomy (during complete thyroidectomy)pseudohypoparathyroidism [short 4th/5th metacarpals, basal ganglia calcification and typical phenotype; raised PTH due to receptor / post-receptor tissue defect]pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism [as above but with normal biochemistry]infant born to hypocalcaemic / hyperparathyroid mother, or if premature Di George's syndrome [thymic + parathyroid aplasia]idiopathic ('autoimmune') |
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