Hypoparathyroidism Associated with Benign Thyroid Nodules in DiGeorge-like Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.

22q11.2 deletion syndrome DiGeorge-like syndrome children hypoparathyroidism thyroid

Journal

Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets
ISSN: 2212-3873
Titre abrégé: Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
Pays: United Arab Emirates
ID NLM: 101269157

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
17 Nov 2023
Historique:
received: 28 07 2023
revised: 04 09 2023
accepted: 28 09 2023
medline: 21 11 2023
pubmed: 21 11 2023
entrez: 21 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

DiGeorge-like syndrome (DGLS) is a rare genetic disorder due to the presence of the same classical clinical manifestations of DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) without its typical deletion. In the DGLS phenotype, hypoparathyroidism seldom occurs and is considered rare. In DGS, hypocalcemia affects up to 70% of patients, and a considerable share often has asymptomatic thyroid abnormalities. In this study, we describe an unusual case of a 16-year-old patient with DGLS due to a duplication of 365 kb in the 20p11.22 region, affected by hypoparathyroidism associated with thyroid nodule. The intraoperative parathyroid evaluation ruled out agenesis as a cause of hypoparathyroidism. In addition, we carried out a thorough literature review from 2010 to 2023 of DGLS cases using specific keywords, such as "22q11.2 deletion syndrome", "DiGeorge-like Syndrome", "hypoparathyroidism", "thyroid", and "children", analyzing 119 patients with DGLS. Interestingly enough, the present case represents, to our knowledge, the first report of a patient with DGLS associated with hypoparathyroidism and the presence of thyroid nodules where an intraoperative observation reported a non-functional parathyroid gland.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
DiGeorge-like syndrome (DGLS) is a rare genetic disorder due to the presence of the same classical clinical manifestations of DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) without its typical deletion. In the DGLS phenotype, hypoparathyroidism seldom occurs and is considered rare. In DGS, hypocalcemia affects up to 70% of patients, and a considerable share often has asymptomatic thyroid abnormalities.
CASE DESCRIPTION METHODS
In this study, we describe an unusual case of a 16-year-old patient with DGLS due to a duplication of 365 kb in the 20p11.22 region, affected by hypoparathyroidism associated with thyroid nodule. The intraoperative parathyroid evaluation ruled out agenesis as a cause of hypoparathyroidism. In addition, we carried out a thorough literature review from 2010 to 2023 of DGLS cases using specific keywords, such as "22q11.2 deletion syndrome", "DiGeorge-like Syndrome", "hypoparathyroidism", "thyroid", and "children", analyzing 119 patients with DGLS.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Interestingly enough, the present case represents, to our knowledge, the first report of a patient with DGLS associated with hypoparathyroidism and the presence of thyroid nodules where an intraoperative observation reported a non-functional parathyroid gland.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37986268
pii: EMIDDT-EPUB-136172
doi: 10.2174/0118715303274582231102094440
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Claudio Spinelli (C)

Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Marco Ghionzoli (M)

Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Carla Guglielmo (C)

Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Giampiero Baroncelli (G)

Pediatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Nina Tyutyusheva (N)

Pediatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Alessia Frega (A)

Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Armando Patrizio (A)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.

Poupak Fallahi (P)

Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Silvia Martina Ferrari (SM)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Alessandro Antonelli (A)

Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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