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Growth spurt hypocalcemia. 2006

Kathryn L Wright, and Erawati V Bawle

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. kwright@med.wayne.edu

This is a clinical presentation of a healthy 12-year-old African-American male who had symptomatic hypocalcemia during a growth spurt that resolved after reaching a stable height. He had clinical findings consistent with Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) with hypocalcemia, hyperphospatemia, and increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration. We hypothesize that his family might have a hitherto unreported autosomal dominant PHP-Ib that may or may not be linked to the GNAS locus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006996	Hypocalcemia	Reduction of the blood calcium below normal. Manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, Chvostek's sign, muscle and abdominal cramps, and carpopedal spasm. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Hypocalcemias
D008297	Male		Males
D011547	Pseudohypoparathyroidism	A hereditary syndrome clinically similar to HYPOPARATHYROIDISM. It is characterized by HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; and associated skeletal development impairment and caused by failure of response to PARATHYROID HORMONE rather than deficiencies. A severe form with resistance to multiple hormones is referred to as Type 1a and is associated with maternal mutant allele of the ALPHA CHAIN OF STIMULATORY G PROTEIN.	Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy,PHPIa,Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy with Multiple Hormone Resistance,PHD Ib,PHD1b,PHP Ia,Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1B,Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Type Ia,Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Type Ib,Hereditary Osteodystrophy, Albright,Osteodystrophy, Albright Hereditary,Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1Bs,Pseudohypoparathyroidisms,Pseudohypoparathyroidisms, Type Ia,Pseudohypoparathyroidisms, Type Ib,Type Ia Pseudohypoparathyroidism,Type Ia Pseudohypoparathyroidisms,Type Ib Pseudohypoparathyroidism,Type Ib Pseudohypoparathyroidisms
D001827	Body Height	The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.	Body Heights,Height, Body,Heights, Body
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002657	Child Development	The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.	Infant Development,Development, Child,Development, Infant
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man