Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine condition marked by low-calcium and high-phosphate levels as compared to a normally lower or inappropriate level of normal Parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Understanding of the Hypoparathyroidism epidemiological data become difficult, considering that the country-specific data is limited.
According to the review of literature, the hypoparathyroidism prevalence of in the United States was reported 37 per 100,000 person-years. Out of which, 72% of cases belongs to females. (Clarke et al.)
Only a few studies exist on the epidemiology of Hypoparathyroidism in Europe (in Denmark, Netherlands, and Hungary).
The most frequent ...
