Diagnosis and treatment of hypoparathyroidism: a position statement from the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

ABSTRACT Objective To present an update on the diagnosis and treatment of hypoparathyroidism based on the most recent scientific evidence. Materials and methods The Department of Bone and Mineral Metabolism of the Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia (SBEM; Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism) was invited to prepare a document following the rules set by the Guidelines Program of the Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB; Brazilian Medical Association). Relevant papers were retrieved from the databases MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, and SciELO, and the evidence derived from each article was classified into recommendation levels according to scientific strength and study type. Conclusion An update on the recent scientific literature addressing hypoparathyroidism is presented to serve as a basis for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition in Brazil.

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Main Authors:	Maeda,Sergio Setsuo, Moreira,Carolina Aguiar, Borba,Victória Zeghbi Cochenski, Bandeira,Francisco, Farias,Maria Lucia Fleiuss de, Borges,João Lindolfo Cunha, Paula,Francisco José Albuquerque de, Vanderlei,Felipe Augusto Brasileiro, Montenegro,Fábio Luiz de Menezes, Santos,Rodrigo Oliveira, Ferraz-de-Souza,Bruno, Lazaretti-Castro,Marise
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972018000100106
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