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A 72 year old man developed idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. The condition spontaneously resolved which, to our knowledge, has not been previously described. Causes of fluctuating hypocalcaemia are outlined and their possible relevance to our patient discussed.

Original publication

DOI

10.1136/pgmj.67.784.179

Type

Journal article

Journal

Postgrad med j

Publication Date

02/1991

Volume

67

Pages

179 - 182

Keywords

Aged, Calcitriol, Calcium, Calcium Gluconate, Cyclic AMP, Humans, Hypoparathyroidism, Male, Prognosis