Ana Pena, PhD,  —

Post-surgical hypoparathyroidism is a common temporary complication in patients who undergo thyroid removal surgery, occurring more frequently in patients with inflammation of the thyroid, known as thyroiditis, a study has found. However, permanent hypoparathyroidism, lasting more than six months after…

Atypical kidney lesions in adult patients may be caused by a mutation associated with a rare type of  hypoparathyroidism, according to a case report. The study,“Unusual Proliferative Glomerulonephritis in a Patient Diagnosed to Have Hypoparathyroidism, Sensorineural Deafness, and Renal Dysplasia (HDR) Syndrome with…