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Hypocalcemic tetany

MedGen UID:
57499
Concept ID:
C0151940
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Tetany, hypocalcemic
SNOMED CT: Hypocalcemic tetany (190869004)
 
HPO: HP:0003472

Definition

Hyperexcitability of the neuromuscular system related to abnormally low level of calcium in the blood, resulting in carpopedal or generalized spasms. [from HPO]

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Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1C
MedGen UID:
420958
Concept ID:
C2932716
Disease or Syndrome
Disorders of GNAS inactivation include the phenotypes pseudohypoparathyroidism Ia, Ib, and Ic (PHP-Ia, -Ib, -Ic), pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (PPHP), progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH), and osteoma cutis (OC). PHP-Ia and PHP-Ic are characterized by: End-organ resistance to endocrine hormones including parathyroid hormone (PTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), gonadotropins (LH and FSH), growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), and CNS neurotransmitters (leading to obesity and variable degrees of intellectual disability and developmental delay); and The Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO) phenotype (short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications) and brachydactyly type E (shortening mainly of the 4th and/or 5th metacarpals and metatarsals and distal phalanx of the thumb). Although PHP-Ib is characterized principally by PTH resistance, some individuals also have partial TSH resistance and mild features of AHO (e.g., brachydactyly). PPHP, a more limited form of PHP-Ia, is characterized by various manifestations of the AHO phenotype without the hormone resistance or obesity. POH and OC are even more restricted variants of PPHP: POH consists of dermal ossification beginning in infancy, followed by increasing and extensive bone formation in deep muscle and fascia. OC consists of extra-skeletal ossification that is limited to the dermis and subcutaneous tissues.
Pseudohypoparathyroidism type I A
MedGen UID:
488447
Concept ID:
C3494506
Disease or Syndrome
Disorders of GNAS inactivation include the phenotypes pseudohypoparathyroidism Ia, Ib, and Ic (PHP-Ia, -Ib, -Ic), pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (PPHP), progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH), and osteoma cutis (OC). PHP-Ia and PHP-Ic are characterized by: End-organ resistance to endocrine hormones including parathyroid hormone (PTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), gonadotropins (LH and FSH), growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), and CNS neurotransmitters (leading to obesity and variable degrees of intellectual disability and developmental delay); and The Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO) phenotype (short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications) and brachydactyly type E (shortening mainly of the 4th and/or 5th metacarpals and metatarsals and distal phalanx of the thumb). Although PHP-Ib is characterized principally by PTH resistance, some individuals also have partial TSH resistance and mild features of AHO (e.g., brachydactyly). PPHP, a more limited form of PHP-Ia, is characterized by various manifestations of the AHO phenotype without the hormone resistance or obesity. POH and OC are even more restricted variants of PPHP: POH consists of dermal ossification beginning in infancy, followed by increasing and extensive bone formation in deep muscle and fascia. OC consists of extra-skeletal ossification that is limited to the dermis and subcutaneous tissues.

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Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

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J Med Case Rep 2023 Jul 28;17(1):337. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03811-6. PMID: 37501199Free PMC Article
Santra G
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Munnur U, Suresh MS
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Prognosis

Agarwala R, Batta A, Suryadevera V, Kumar V, Sharma V, Rana SS
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2017 Jun;41(3):e29-e31. Epub 2016 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2016.09.003. PMID: 27743982
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Clinical prediction guides

Zhang H, Yang L, Xie J, Zhao M, Liu X
J Int Med Res 2023 Aug;51(8):3000605231193820. doi: 10.1177/03000605231193820. PMID: 37622441Free PMC Article
Bezabih YM, Bimrew MA, Bezabhe WM
J Med Case Rep 2023 Jul 28;17(1):337. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03811-6. PMID: 37501199Free PMC Article
Garg A, Gupta A, Mishra A, Singh M, Yadav S, Nityanand S
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Recent systematic reviews

Agarwala R, Batta A, Suryadevera V, Kumar V, Sharma V, Rana SS
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2017 Jun;41(3):e29-e31. Epub 2016 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2016.09.003. PMID: 27743982

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