Authors
Dr. B V Shankara, MBBS DNB1; Dr. P Baburaj, MD2. 1Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala; 2Professor of Medicine & Unit Head, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala.
Abstract
Hypocalcaemia evaluation is very important, as it may be seen most often in practice. We are reporting a case Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ia, which is one of the very rare causes of hypocalcaemia. The patients present with distinctive skeletal and developmental defects (Albright’s hereditary osteodystrophy) along with decreased calcium, hyperphosphatemia and high parathyroid hormone levels.