Hypoparathyroidism (medical condition): A condition where the parathyroid glands don't produce enough parathyroid hormone for normal body functioning. The primary function of these hormones is to regulate body calcium levels.
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»Introduction: Hypoparathyroidism
»Symptoms of Hypoparathyroidism
»Causes of Hypoparathyroidism
»Tests for Hypoparathyroidism
»Treatments for Hypoparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism: [MIM*241400] A condition due to diminution or absence of the secretion of the parathyroid hormones, with low serum calcium and tetany, and sometimes with increased bone density.pseudohypoparathyroidism. SYN: parathyroid insufficiency.
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Hypoparathyroidism: inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Hypoparathyroidism: condition produced by greatly reduced function of the parathyroids possibly due to autoimmune disease or genetic factors, or by the removal of those bodies; lack of parathyroid hormone leads to a fall in plasma calcium level, which may result in increase neuromuscular excitability and ultimately tetany followed by a rise in plasma phosphate level.
Source: CRISP
Hypoparathyroidism: A condition caused by a deficiency of PARATHYROID HORMONE (or PTH). It is characterized by HYPOCALCEMIA and hyperphosphatemia. Hypocalcemia leads to TETANY. The acquired form is due to removal or injuries to the PARATHYROID GLANDS. The congenital form is due to mutations of genes, such as TBX1 (DIGEORGE SYNDROME); CASR encoding CALCIUM-SENSING RECEPTOR; or PTH encoding parathyroid hormone.
Source: MeSH 2007
Hypoparathyroidism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hypoparathyroidism, or a subtype of Hypoparathyroidism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Hypoparathyroidism (medical condition): See Hypoparathyroidism (disease information).
»Introduction: Hypoparathyroidism
»Symptoms of Hypoparathyroidism
»Causes of Hypoparathyroidism
»Treatments for Hypoparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism (symptom): causesd by lack of PTH.
Hypoparathyroidism (symptom): See Hypoparathyroidism (symptom information).
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The following list attempts to classify Hypoparathyroidism into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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