ESPE2019 Poster Category 2 Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism (36 abstracts)
A 10-year-old Girl with Primary Hypoparathyroidism and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Hanna Borysewicz-Sańczyk 1 , Beata Sawicka 1 , Justyna Michalak 1 , Jerzy Wójtowicz 1 , Elżbieta Dobreńko 2 , Jerzy Konstantynowicz 2 , Elizabeth Kemp 3 , Rajesh Thakker 4 , Jeremy Allgrove 5 , Sarah Black 6 , Shu Chen 6 , Jadwiga Furmaniak 6 , Bernard Rees Smith 6 & Artur Bossowski 1
1Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology with a Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland. 2Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland. 3Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. 4Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. 5Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom. 6FIRS Laboratories, RSR Ltd, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Introduction: Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) is one of the principal regulatory hormones for calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Reduced PTH concentration in hypoparathyroidism is characterised by hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia.
Case Presentation: We report a ten-year-old girl who was admitted to the Department of Paediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology due to repeated seizures, hypoalcaemia with suspected hypoparathyroidism. Her postnatal medical history was unrevealing, and there was no history of candidiasis. Regarding family history, patient's mother reported epilepsy and arrhythmias. The girl was admitted severely unwell. Physical examination revealed a non-specific rash on the whole body surface (probably an allergic reaction to oxcarbazepine). Because of the low PTH concentration (<3pg/ml; NR 10-60) and typical biochemistry (total serum calcium concentration 0.8 mmol/l, plasma phosphate 4.1 mmol/L), primary hypoparathyroidism was confirmed. Other hormonal analyses showed no thyroid or adrenal disorders. Ultrasonography of the thyroid and parathyroids showed a hyperechoic area in the thyroid left lobe (II according to Bethesda), but no parathyroid pathology. Long QTc (over 0.5 seconds) was present in the ECG. Hypocalcaemia was initially treated with intravenous and oral calcium, vitamin D3 and vitamin D analogue i.e. alfacalcidol. Sevelamer was used for the management of hyperphosphataemia. The patient was also treated with valproic acid for the concomitant epilepsy and beta-blocker for LQTc syndrome. Calcium in the serum remained below the normal reference range, and phosphate level increased initially despite the treatment. During hospitalization the girl twice developed intermittent fever, accompanied by an elevated CRP and radiological features of pneumonia and pericardial effusion. Despite negative blood cultures and no serological evidence of viral infections she was treated empirically with antibiotics. The CT scan, MRI and PET MRI did not reveal any abnormalities. Bone mineral density measured with DXA was within the normal range. Based on the presence of standard clinical criteria, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was diagnosed and the treatment with glucocorticoids was initiated, which improved parameters of calcium-phosphate balance. Further immunological examinations revealed INF-omega antibodies before implementation of steroid therapy, with negative IL-22, IL-17A, IL-17F, IFN-lambda, IFN-omega, IFN-alpha2A, and CaSR antibodies after this treatment. Genetic diagnosis excluded AIRE and CaSR mutations.
Conclusions: Coexistence of hypoparathyroidism with SLE, the presence of INF-omega autoantibodies and normalization of calcium and phosphate serum concentration following glucocorticoid treatment may suggest an autoimmune background of the disease in the patient. However, further investigation is needed to detect specific underlying mechanism responsible for insufficient PTH secretion.
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