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KMID : 0378019850280080073
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New Medical Journal
1985 Volume.28 No. 8 p.73 ~ p.78
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A Case of Pseudohypoparathyroidism with Basal Ganglia Calcification
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Abstract
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One case of so-called pseudohypoparathyroidism with basal ganglia calcification but not accompanied skeletal and developmental abnormalities is described.
A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital because of intermittent tingling and numbness of the upper and lower extremities and carpopedal spasm for 6years. He had no family history of tetany and no evidence of compatible with intestinal malabsorption.
Physical examination showed positive Trousseau´s and Chvostek´s sign and laboratory data revealed hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia and high level of immunoreactive PTH, early blurring were noticed on both optic disc margins, bilateral frontal lobes and basal ganglia calcification, which were not visible on plain skull film, were detected by brain CT scan.
Clinical symptoms and signs improved with supplemetary calcium and ergocalciferol therapy.
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