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BOF: 36

A 26-year-old female presents with a history of diarrhoea and loss of weight.

She also complains of recurrent mouth ulcers.

Investigations

Hb 1.0g/dL

MCV 101 fl

MCHC 32 g/dL

WBC 5.7 x 10⁹/L

Platelets 280 x 10⁹/L

Urea 4 mmo/L

Creatinine 105 mmol/L

Sodium 138 mmol/L

Potassium 3.9 mmol/L

Corrected calcium 1.8 mmol/L

Phosphate 0.7 mmol/L

In this patient which one of the following would you expect?

a)      Hypoparathyroidism

b)      Pseudohypoparathyroidism

c)      Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

d)      Hyperparathyroidism

e)      Secondary hyperparathyroidism

 

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