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SUMMER L. SCHOENIKE, MD; HENRY H. KALDENBAUGH, MD; ALLEN M. KAPLAN, MD; PAUL S. BERGESON, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1978;132(5):530-531.

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Since the first successful delivery of a viable infant from a mother who received a kidney transplant in 1958,¹ there has been an increasing number of babies born to renal transplant recipients.² Literature is accumulating regarding the special problems of the fetus and infant born to a parent having renal transplantation. These problems are most commonly related to compromised maternal renal status or immunosuppressive therapy necessary to ensure transplant viability.

We report a case of transient hypoparathyroidism and tetany in an infant born to a mother who had a renal transplant. The mother was subsequently shown to have hyperparathyroidism.

Report of a Case.—A 6-week-old girl was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital with a two-week history of increasing irritability, jitteriness, and multifocal seizures. The infant was the product of a term pregnancy, complicated only by mild thirdtrimester vaginal spotting. The infant's mother was a 40-year-old gravida 3, para . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology Good Samaritan Hospital 1033 E McDowell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85006

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