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People with autoimmune hypoparathyroidism who have anti-CaSR antibodies — which play a role in regulating the parathyroid hormone, known as PTH — may benefit from adding steroid therapy to standard vitamin D and calcium supplementation, a case report suggests. That report described a 55-year-old woman who’d had seizures for 35…
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About one in five people with Graves’ disease who undergo a thyroidectomy, which is the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland, develop hypoparathyroidism, but most recover in less than six months. That’s according to a study looking back at the medical records of 216 people…
Using an imaging technique called near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) during thyroid surgery can help to lower the risk of hypoparathyroidism as a surgery complication, a study reported, detailing a workable approach for its use. The study, “Prevention of hypoparathyroidism: A step-by-step near-infrared autofluorescence parathyroid identification method,” was…
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