Causes of Hypoparathyroidism

Causes of Hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism is most commonly caused by damage to the parathyroid glands during head and neck surgery. Low blood magnesium and metabolic alkalosis can also lead to hypoparathyroidism.

List of causes of Hypoparathyroidism

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Hypoparathyroidism) that could possibly cause Hypoparathyroidism includes:

• Thyroid surgery - may accidentally remove the parathyroids.
• Parathyroid surgery
• Parathyroid inflammation
• Congenital lack of parathyroid glands
• Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 2 - hypoparathyroidism
• Dahlberg syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Bangstad syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Barakat syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome, type 1 - hypoparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism, autoimmune
• Addison's disease
• DiGeorge syndrome
• Radioactive iodine treatment
• Chromosome 22q deletion - hypoparathyroidism
• Chromosome 22q deletion syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Kenny-Caffey-Linarelli syndrome
• Carcinoma
• Congenital hypoparathyroidism, seizures, growth and mental retardation and unusual facies - congenital hypoparathyroidism
• Fahr disease
• Haemosiderosis
• Head and neck surgery
• Multiple endocrine abnormalities -- adenylyl cyclase dysfunction - hypoparathyroidism
• DiGeorge's syndrome
• Bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Sanjad-Sakati syndrome
• Dubowitz syndrome
• Thyroidectomy
• Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 2 - hypoparathyroidism
• Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Type 1 - hypoparathyroidism
• Alport Syndrome - hypoparathyroidism
• Hypomagnesemia

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