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Hypocalcaemia as an important differential diagnosis in patients suffering from stridor following thyroidectomy
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  • Christine Nitschke,
  • Tarek Ghadban,
  • Jakob R. Izbicki,
  • Rainer Grotelüschen
Christine Nitschke
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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Tarek Ghadban
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Jakob R. Izbicki
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Rainer Grotelüschen
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Abstract

We present the case of an adult patient with acute dyspnoea and stridor following thyroidectomy. After excluding other causes of postoperative stridor, we concluded the patient was suffering from laryngospasm due to hypocalcaemia secondary to postoperative hypoparathyroidism. It is important to consider hypocalcaemia as a differential diagnosis in stridor.

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

15 Jun 2020Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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20 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
20 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
04 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
15 Jul 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
31 Jul 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
18 Aug 20201st Revision Received
20 Aug 2020Submission Checks Completed
20 Aug 2020Assigned to Editor
20 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Sep 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
18 Oct 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
23 Oct 20202nd Revision Received
27 Oct 2020Assigned to Editor
27 Oct 2020Submission Checks Completed
27 Oct 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Nov 2020Editorial Decision: Accept