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A Case of Hypocalcemia with Severe Vitamin D Deficiency following Treatment for Graves’ Disease with Methimazole
Joint Authors
Hamada, Noboru
Okamoto, Yasuyuki
Yasuda, Tetsuyuki
Shimomura, Iichiro
Kaneto, Hideaki
Miyashita, Kazuyuki
Kitamura, Tetsuhiro
Matsuhisa, Munehide
Otsuki, Michio
Kuroda, Akio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We herein report the case of a 41-year-old Japanese female office worker who developed symptomatic hypocalcemia with severe vitamin D deficiency following treatment for Graves’ disease with methimazole.
The patient’s hypocalcemia was mainly caused by vitamin D deficiency due to unbalanced diets and inadequate exposure to sunlight in addition to the resolution of hyperthyroidism.
Vitamin D deficiency is increasing worldwide, and it has been more recently shown to relate to the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease.
However, vitamin D deficiency as a cause of hypocalcemia has received little attention.
Taken together, this case suggests that we should take more care in calcium kinetics and vitamin D status during treatment for Graves’ disease with antithyroid drugs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miyashita, Kazuyuki& Yasuda, Tetsuyuki& Kaneto, Hideaki& Kuroda, Akio& Kitamura, Tetsuhiro& Otsuki, Michio…[et al.]. 2013. A Case of Hypocalcemia with Severe Vitamin D Deficiency following Treatment for Graves’ Disease with Methimazole. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miyashita, Kazuyuki…[et al.]. A Case of Hypocalcemia with Severe Vitamin D Deficiency following Treatment for Graves’ Disease with Methimazole. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Miyashita, Kazuyuki& Yasuda, Tetsuyuki& Kaneto, Hideaki& Kuroda, Akio& Kitamura, Tetsuhiro& Otsuki, Michio…[et al.]. A Case of Hypocalcemia with Severe Vitamin D Deficiency following Treatment for Graves’ Disease with Methimazole. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477519
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477519