Clinical Manifestations of Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism: Report of One Case

Case Reports1 November 1952CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF IDIOPATHIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM: REPORT OF ONE CASEF. S. DIETRICH, M.D., F.A.C.P., M. L. RICE JR., M.D., E. F. LUTON, M.D.F. S. DIETRICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, M. L. RICE JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. F. LUTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-5-1052 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe scarcity of reported cases of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is an indication of defective knowledge of the disease and of failure to recognize it, rather than an indication that it is an extremely rare affection, according to Lachmann.1He reviewed a total of 70 cases reported from 1924 to 1939. To date 113 have been reported. Some of these are not positively substantiated by records. 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