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Needle in a Haystack—Parathyroid Gland in a 10-Day Old Infant : A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Abbas, Tariq O.
Ismail, Adel
al-Khalaf, Fawziya
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
Neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism (NSPHT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of calcium homeostasis.
It presents shortly after birth and is characterized by striking hyperparathyroidism, marked hypercalcemia, and hyperparathyroid bone disease.
It is caused by mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR), the ionized calcium sensor for the parathyroid cells, the parafollicular thyroid C cells, and the kidney epithelium, as well as cells in bone and intestine.
Without early intervention, which frequently requires surgical removal of the hyperplastic parathyroids, the patients often succumb to complications of hypercalcemia and respiratory failure.
Finding the parathyroid gland in small neonates is not an easy task.
Here we report on a patient with neonatal hyperparathyroidism who was treated by total parathyroidectomy and discuss the various ways of helping to find the parathyroid glands during surgery at this young age.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ismail, Adel& Abbas, Tariq O.& al-Khalaf, Fawziya. 2011. Needle in a Haystack—Parathyroid Gland in a 10-Day Old Infant : A Case Report and Literature Review. ISRN Pediatrics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ismail, Adel…[et al.]. Needle in a Haystack—Parathyroid Gland in a 10-Day Old Infant : A Case Report and Literature Review. ISRN Pediatrics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489730
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ismail, Adel& Abbas, Tariq O.& al-Khalaf, Fawziya. Needle in a Haystack—Parathyroid Gland in a 10-Day Old Infant : A Case Report and Literature Review. ISRN Pediatrics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489730
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489730