title: Hypoparathyroidism secondary to Riedel's thyroiditis. A case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare condition in which the thyroid gland is replaced by fibrous tissue. Fibrosis in various distant sites is a possible concomitant event. We report a case of Riedel's thyroiditis complicated by mediastinal fibrosis, a tumefactive fibro-inflammatory lesion of the neck and primary hypothyroidism. A review of the literature in which only 8 previous cases of hypoparathyroidism secondary to Riedel's thyroiditis have been recounted concludes the report.
authors.affiliation: II Divisione di Medicina Interna, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casoli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tumiati
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy