title: [Clinical remarks on a case of hypocalcemic tetany secondary to celiac disease initially diagnosed as chronic hypoparathyroidism].
abstract: The case of a patient with tetanic hypocalcemia secondary to celiac disease initially diagnosed as chronic hypoparathyroidism is reported. The rarity and clinical peculiarities of the case are underlined and its pathogenesis discussed with particular reference to the difficulties it presents in terms of differential diagnosis.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cataldo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Violante
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bellia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albeggiani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013746:Tetany / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Considerazioni cliniche su di un caso di tetania ipocalcemica secondaria a malattia celiaca, inizialmente diagnosticata come ipoparatiroidismo cronico.