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Bilateral hypocalcemic cataract after total thyroidectomy in a young woman: case report

BACKGROUND: Hypocalcemia is a derangement in serum calcium level due to a vast spectrum of disorders, but the most common cause is surgery, usually thyroid gland surgery. Symptoms of hypocalcemia can be due to increased neuromuscular excitation resulting in tetany, paresthesia or seizure. It can als...

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Autores principales: Daba, Kumale Tolesa, Weldemichael, Dagmawit Kifle, Mulugeta, Gersam Abera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6873460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1224-9