title: Pseudohypoparathyroidism-Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: 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