Objective: Hypoparathyroidism is a rare disorder characterized by hypocalcemia and absent
or deficient PTH. This report presents a summary of current information about epidemiology …

Hypoparathyroidism is a disease characterized by inadequately low circulating
concentrations of parathyroid hormone (PTH) resulting in low calcium levels and increased …

Context: Understanding the etiology, diagnosis, and symptoms of hypoparathyroidism may
help to improve quality of life and long-term disease outcomes. This paper summarizes the …

Recent advances in understanding the epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, clinical
presentations, skeletal involvement, and therapeutic approaches to hypoparathyroidism led …

Context: Despite tremendous interest in hypoparathyroidism, large cohort studies describing
typical treatment patterns, laboratory parameters, and rates of complications are lacking …

Background Hypoparathyroidism results in impaired mineral homoeostasis, including
hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia. Treatment with high-dose oral calcium and active …

Context: Conventional management of hypoparathyroidism has focused upon maintaining
the serum calcium with oral calcium and active vitamin D, often requiring high doses and …

Hypoparathyroidism is one of the few remaining hormonal insufficiency states for which
replacement therapy is unavailable. Previous short-term controlled trials have shown PTH to …

Objective To provide family physicians with an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis
and management of hypocalcemia. Quality of evidence MEDLINE and EMBASE articles …

Context: Vitamin D therapy for hypoparathyroidism does not restore PTH-dependent renal
calcium reabsorption, which can lead to renal damage. An alternative approach, PTH 1-34 …