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J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Renal Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 608433, Singapore.
: Parathyroidectomy (PTX) is generally curative in renal hyperparathyroidism (RHPT) that is refractory to medical treatment in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. Severe hypocalcemia is a common complication of PTX and results in increased monitoring, interventions, lengths of stay, and costs of care. This study aimed to find the determinants and cutoff values of the biochemical determinants, if any, for severe post-operative hypocalcemia after PTX in adult patients with ESKD.
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January 2025
Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology.
Unlabelled: Denosumab,a monoclonal IgG2 antibody directed against RANK-L,is used as a neoadjuvant therapy for inoperable or metastatic giant cell tumor of bone. Many side effects like as hypocalcemia during treatment and rarely severe hypercalcemia especially in children after discontinuation of denosumab occurred. The unpredictable onset and recurrent episodes of severe hypercalcemia increase the duration of hospitalization and the risk of complications.
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January 2025
Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Denosumab, an anti-RANKL antibody, induces bone metabolism to a low-turnover bone status by arresting osteoclast activity. Frequent adverse events include infusion reactions, fever and hypocalcaemia but not hypophosphataemia. We report a case of severe hypophosphataemia associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism following denosumab administration in a young boy with recurrent osteosarcoma who was successfully treated with evocalcet.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Genet
December 2024
Centre for Human Genetics, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-type 1 (NCL-1) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder. Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1 (VDDR-1) is a rare cause of refractory rickets. Here, we report an unusual association of NCL-1 with VDDR-1.
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October 2024
Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Medicine, Samatvam Diabetes Endocrinology and Medical Center Samatvam: Science and Research for Human Welfare Trust, Bangalore, IND.
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare malignancy. In January 2022, a 41-year-old woman presented with weight loss, proximal muscle weakness, and bone pain. She was diagnosed with severe hypercalcemia with serum calcium of 15.
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