HYPOPARATHYROIDISM MIMICKING ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Korkmaz H., Ozkaya M., Akarsu E., Sahin A. Z., Ozturk Z. A., Yildiz H., ...More

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.10, no.3, pp.495-501, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2014.495
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.495-501
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is a rarely seen disease which progresses with the hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphatemia and low level of parathyroid hormones. The main symptoms such as leg cramps and generalized muscle weakness result from neuromuscular irritability due to hypocalcaemia, and skeletal abnormalities as well as ectopic calcifications are among the well known features.