Pseudohypoparathyroidism-Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
A 13 year old girl with short stature, and retarded mental growth with coarse facies and deranged thyroid function test was initially suspected as a case of hypothyroidism and was started on thyroxine. Lack of response to treatment and on further investigations it was diagnosed as a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism. High index of suspicion and careful evaluation is important to diagnose such an entity.
Rastogi
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Department of Pediatrics, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
Gupta
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Misra
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Rastogi
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D000293:Adolescent; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D011547:Pseudohypoparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed