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hypoparathyroid

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hypoparathyroid /hy·po·para·thy·roid/ (-par″ah-thi´roid) pertaining to or characterized by reduced function of the parathyroid glands.


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A common secondary complication of surgery is accidental removal of part or all of the parathyroid glands which are small glands sitting next to the thyroid glands; and this results in a hypoparathyroid state.
Effect of vitamin D treatment in hypoparathyroid patients: a study on calcium, phosphate and magnesium homeostasis.
19) Indeed, in studies of subjects without autoimmunity but with classical hypoparathyroid features, 51% had serologic autoimmunity to the CaSR.
 
 
 
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