title: Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and celiac disease in two patients with previous history of cataract.
abstract: We report two patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and celiac disease. Both had undergone surgery for cataract previously. The patients presented with tetany in the absence of gastrointestinal complaints. Investigations showed severe hypocalcemia, hypoparathyroidism, flattening of duodenal villi histologically, and diffuse cerebral and basal ganglia calcifications on CT scan. After a gluten-free diet with calcium supplementation, the clinical situation and biochemical values improved.
authors.affiliation: Inonu University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. drsari@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevinc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buyukberber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D013746:Tetany / Q000150:complications