Under-recognized Hypoparathyroidism in Thalassemia

Hataitip TangngamPat Mahachoklertwattana Preamrudee Poomthavorn Ampaiwan Chuansumrit Nongnuch Sirachainan La-or Chailurkit Patcharin Khlairit

Published in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2018)

Hypoparathyroidism was not uncommon in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia treated with suboptimal iron chelation. Plasma intact FGF-23 level in hypoparathyroid patients was lower than that of normoparathyroid patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
sickle cell disease
cardiac surgery
patient reported outcomes