Hypocalcemia in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: roles of hypovitaminosis D and functional hypoparathyroidism.
Sima HashemipourSomaieh KianimajdPouria ShahsavariSabereh AfsharArefeh GhobadiSeyyed Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh KhairkhahanMilad BadriSeyed Saeed FarzamHossein SohrabiMahyar SeddighiRozita BahadoriPublished in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2022)
Vitamin D deficiency plays a major role in hypocalcemia among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Inappropriately low/low-normal serum PTH may be a contributing factor in this disorder.
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