Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity

Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare disease affecting calcium metabolism and results in severe life-treating hypocalcemia of the neonates. Diagnosis can be challenging due to variable and nonspecific symptomatology. We are reporting on a 4-month-old female infant presenting with r...

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Main Author: Akram Aljahdali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001572
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spelling doaj-53beace0bebd4073beee39ad8f19b1992020-11-24T23:51:53ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662015-01-01317910.1016/j.epsc.2014.11.006Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformityAkram Aljahdali Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare disease affecting calcium metabolism and results in severe life-treating hypocalcemia of the neonates. Diagnosis can be challenging due to variable and nonspecific symptomatology. We are reporting on a 4-month-old female infant presenting with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity. We are trying to highlight different surgical options for this rare disease and importance of close collaboration with the pediatric endocrinologist in the treatment plan for those patients. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001572HypocalcemiaNeonatal severe hyperparathyroidismCalcium-sensing receptorChest wall deformity
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Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Hypocalcemia
Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism
Calcium-sensing receptor
Chest wall deformity
author_facet Akram Aljahdali
author_sort Akram Aljahdali
title Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
title_short Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
title_full Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
title_fullStr Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
title_full_unstemmed Severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
title_sort severe neonatal hypercalcemia in 4-month-old, presented with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare disease affecting calcium metabolism and results in severe life-treating hypocalcemia of the neonates. Diagnosis can be challenging due to variable and nonspecific symptomatology. We are reporting on a 4-month-old female infant presenting with respiratory distress and chest wall deformity. We are trying to highlight different surgical options for this rare disease and importance of close collaboration with the pediatric endocrinologist in the treatment plan for those patients.
topic Hypocalcemia
Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism
Calcium-sensing receptor
Chest wall deformity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001572
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