Endocrine Abstracts

Hypoparathyroidism is an endocrine deficiency whose substitution treatment with PTH 1-84 is only available in compassionate use in Argentina. There is a subgroup of patients in which the conventional therapy with calcium, calcitriol, phosphorous chelators, magnesium and diuretics does not reach an adequate clinical and/or biochemical compensation. Although teriparatide (PTH 1-34) is not approved for patients with hypoparathyroidism, it is a plausible therapeutic resource.<...