Articles Related to hypocalcemia
A Rare Case of Albrights Hereditary Osteodystrophy presenting as Recurrent Hypocalcemic Tetany
An internist with an eagle’s eye can diagnose many hidden diseases through careful examination. One such hereditary
metabolic disorder is Albright’s Hereditary Osteodystrophy (AHO). Characteristic presentations in an individual affected
by AHO were short stature, obesity, mild mental retardation and brachydactyly especially of 4th and 5th digits, which
are the phenotypic features of genetic mutation. Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is characterized by inability of the
body to respond appropriately to parathormone, mainly characterized by hypocalcaemia, increased serum parathormone
concentration, insensitivity to the biological activity of parathormone and hyperphosphatemia. AHO when seen in
association with resistance to parathormone (PTH), it is called PHP. Here is a case report of 22-year-old female patient
with AHO with distinctive physical characteristics who presented to us with recurrent hypocalcaemic tetan
Mckittrick-Wheelock Syndrome and Diabetes Insipidus
Secretory villous adenoma is characterized with watery diarrhea, which may lead to dehydration, with resulting volume depletion, electrolyte imbalance, circulatory failure and renal dysfunction. We hereby report a case of villous adenoma associated with severe electrolyte imbalance complicated by diabetes insipidus.