Leal, Filipa and Nogueira, Luís and Martins Mendes, Teresa and Silva Rocha, Ana and Sarmento, Dinis and Pombo, Francisco and Silva, Bárbara (2021) Diffuse Calcinosis from Total Thyroidectomy and Secondary Hypocalcaemia. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (5). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder and its main cause is cervical surgery such as thyroidectomy. The incidence of hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy varies, and is reported to be between 0.3 and 6.3%. In terms of brain imaging, hypoparathyroidism can cause calcification mainly of the basal ganglia, with other areas rarely affected. Concerning extracerebral calcification, few studies have investigated the prevalence of visceral calcifications. We describe a case of a woman with secondary hypocalcaemia who presented with a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and the investigation revealed an extensive calcinosis of the brain and the vascular structures responsible for the event.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hypoparathyroidism, cerebral calcifications, brain calcinosis syndrome |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2022 16:56 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2022 16:56 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21240 |
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