Glucocorticoid-Induced Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Established Hypoparathyroidism
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چکیده
Glucocorticoids are known to affect calcium balance but not thought cause clinically significant hypocalcemia. This case adds a list of isolated reports noting hypocalcemia developing post administration glucocorticoids in patient with hypoparathyroidism, postulating parathyroid hormone deficiency as risk factor decompensated homeostasis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1555-7162', '0002-9343']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.10.040