Hipopara-Red, Real Life Experience in 322 Patients With Hypoparathyroidism

Autor: Evangelina Giacoia, Adriana Graciela Díaz, Luisina Pieroni, H. Salerni, Beatriz Oliveri, A.M. Galich, Betiana Perez, Damian Robbiani, Silvina Tormo, Sabrina Lucas, Adriana Frigeri, Ariela Kitaigrodsky, María Auxiliadora Arce Lange, Silvia Kallsbrum, María Belén Zanchetta
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
instacron:CONICET
Journal of the Endocrine Society
ISSN: 2472-1972
Popis: Context:Hypoparathyroidism is a rare disease and as such, its natural history, long term complications and correct clinical management remain unclear.ObjectiveTo describe the natural history and clinical characteristics of the disease.Design and settingTopresent a retrospective observational analysis from seven specialized centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Patientschronic hypoparathyroid patients followed up between 1985 and December 2018.Main Outcome Measuresdata on demographics, etiology, clinical complications, biochemical parameters, DXA values and treatment doses were collected.Results322 subjects with chronic hypoparathyroidism were included, 85.7 % were female. Mean age was 55.2 ± 16.8 years and mean age at diagnosis was 43.8 ± 16.8. Prevalence of surgical hypoparathyroidism was 90.7 %, most common causes being thyroid carcinoma and benign thyroid disease. A history of hypocalcemia requiring hospitalization was present in 25.7 % and 4.3 % had a history of seizures. Overall, 40.9 % had reported at least one neuromuscular symptom. Renal insufficiency was present in 22.4 % and was significantly associated with age (p
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