Abstract:Background
Pregnancy and lactation are associated with profound changes in calcium homeostasis that can complicate the management of primary hypoparathyroidism.
Clinical Case
A 35-year-old woman with a history of post-operative hypoparathyroidism aftertotal thyroidectomy for metastatic papillary thyroid carcinomawas found to have hypercalcemia during lactation, two months after delivery of her first pregnancy. She was taking … Show more
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