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ea0022p96 | Bone/Calcium | ECE2010

Hypoparathyroidism mimicking ankylosing spondylitis

Gedik Arzu , Yilmaz Merve , Eraydin Ayten , Gunes Mustafa , Eraslan Sevinc

Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (IHP) is an uncommon disease in which soft tissue calcifications may be seen. We report a case with IHP with asymptomatic hypocalcemia and features of ankylosing spondylitis (AS).Case: A 58-year-old male patient was referred to our department due to incidentally discovered hypocalcemia when admitted with blurred speech, gait and posture abnormalities. He had had a generalized convulsion 19 years ago. On physical examination,...