Vitamin D deficiency masquerading as pseudohypoparathyroidism type 2

Shriraam, M.; Bhansali, A.; Velayutham, P.

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 51: 619-620

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772
PMID: 15266936
Document Number: 560741
A case of antiepileptic-induced vitamin D deficiency, who presented with hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia with increased tubular reabsorption of phosphate mimicking pseudohypoparathyroidism type 2, is reported. He showed remarkable improvement with calcium and vitamin D treatment with normalisation of serum calcium and phosphate with reestablishment of phosphaturic response.

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