A rare case of severe short stature diagnosed after late-onset hypocalcemia: Kenny–Caffey syndrome type 2
KCS2 should be considered in patients with severe growth retardation and hypoparathyroidism, particularly when cortical thickening and medullary narrowing of long bones are observed. Responses to the GH treatment may vary among those individuals, and hypocalcemia may occur in the form of transient episodes.
Authors
- Özge Köprülü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-3494)
- İbrahim Mert Erbaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-8868)
- Behzat Özkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9153-8409)
- Tarık Kırkgöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-9780)
- Özlem Nalbantoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-5761)
- Dra Filiz Hazan
- Durdugül Ayyıldız Emecen
- Akçahan Akalın
- Gülşen Özer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7406-3307)
Institutions
- Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Children's Research Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2025-0584
- Primary Topic
- Congenital heart defects research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00