Dengue fever manifesting with tetany as the first presentation of primary hypoparathyroidism: a case report

Dengue fever manifesting with tetany as the first presentation of primary hypoparathyroidism: a case report

Abstract Background Primary hypoparathyroidism is associated with diverse variety of symptomatology of hypocalcemia including seizures and tetany. We report a case of previously undiagnosed asymptomatic primary hypoparathyroidism with extensive basal ganglia calcifications presenting for the first t...

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Main Authors: Rakitha Higgoda, Kasun Lokuketagoda, Thuvarakan Poobalasingham, Venura Wedagedara, Dilshan Perera, Kanapathipillai Thirumavalavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypocalcemia
Tetany
Dengue
Basal ganglia calcifications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3701-2

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