Neonatal Tetany: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Neonatal Tetany

tetany occur in excessive incidence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Findings in a case of neonatal tetany in a child whose mother had elevated blood parathyroid hormone levels because of a parathyroid adenoma are given. [annals.org]

CASES of neonatal tetany not due to rickets were reported in the early 1900's. [nejm.org]

Tetanus

Abstract Neonatal tetanus is a severe, often fatal disease caused by the toxin Clostridium tetani. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] hypocalcaemia) 제외：신생아 부갑상선 기능저하증(neonatal hypoparathyroidism)(P71.4) P71.2 신생아 저마그네슘혈증(Neonatal hypomagnesaemia) P71.3 칼슘 또는 마그네슘 결핍이 없는 신생아 파상풍(Neonatal tetany without calcium [dic.impact.pe.kr]

Agent [ Bearbeiten ] Clostridium tetani tetanospasmin tetanospasmin Symptoms [ Bearbeiten ] Spasms Spasms Neonatal tetanus Lock-jaw Prevalence and Treatment [ Bearbeiten ] [commons.wikimedia.org]

Hypocalcemia

Neonates may have hypotonia, tachycardia, tachypnea, apnea, poor feeding, jitteriness, tetany, and/or seizures. [msdmanuals.com]

Between 5 and 10 days of life, "late" neonatal hypocalcemia may result in tetany and seizures. [web.archive.org]

Signs include hypotonia, tachycardia, tachypnea, apnea, poor feeding, jitteriness, tetany, and seizures. [msdmanuals.com]

Hyperphosphatemia

BACKGROUND: Elevated cardiac markers (CMs) and hyperphosphatemia are commonly encountered in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD), but the causal relationship between them has not been established. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We enrolled 151 patients with different kidney functions in a cross-sectional study to[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Immunodeficiency due to MASP-2 Deficiency

[…] hypocalcemia, which may present as tetany or seizures, due to hypoplasia of the parathyroid glands, and susceptibility to infection due to a deficit of T cells micrognathia [panelapp.genomicsengland.co.uk]

[…] hypocalcemia, which may present as tetany or seizures, due to hypoplasia of the parathyroid glands, and susceptibility to infection due to a deficit of T cells; micrognathia [panelapp.genomicsengland.co.uk]

Required percent of overlap 60% Mode of Inheritance MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown Sources Expert Review Green ClinGen Phenotypes 188400 neonatal [panelapp.genomicsengland.co.uk]

Sepsis of Newborn due to Other and Unspecified Streptococci

[…] disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism P710 Cow's milk hypocalcaemia in newborn P711 Other neonatal hypocalcaemia P712 Neonatal hypomagnesaemia P713 Neonatal tetany [dentisty.org]

[…] hypocalcaemia P71.2 Neonatal hypomagnesaemia P71.3 Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency P71.4 Transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism P71.8 Other transitory [whatdotheyknow.com]

Neonatal hypomagnesaemia P71.3 Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency Neonatal tetany NOS P71.4 Transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism P71.8 Other transitory [embryology.med.unsw.edu.au]

Acid-Base Imbalance

Abstract Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is used as a renal cortical imaging agent to detect parenchymal abnormalities especially in children. Kidney uptake of DMSA provides an index for evaluation of a functional tubular mass, which depends on the renal blood flow and proximal tubular cell membrane transport[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lymphopenic Agammaglobulinemia - Short-Limbed Dwarfism Syndrome

tetany  viral, fungal and bacterial infection 15. [slideshare.net]

Infants often have neonatal tetany with hypocalcemia due to the aplastic parathyroid glands. [plasticsurgerykey.com]

It presents the neonate with hypocalcemic tetany due to severe hypoparathyrodism. [web2.uwindsor.ca]

Tryptophanemia

The common causes are primary neonatal tetany, asphyxia, birth trauma, maternal diabetes, exchange transfusion, IPPV, repaired tracheoesophageal fistula, hypoparathyroidism [atulchoube.wordpress.com]

HYPOCALCIMIA : This causes neonatal seizures particularly after 3 rd day of life. The seizures are of multifocal variety without loss of consciousness. [atulchoube.wordpress.com]

Hyperekplexia Type 4

neonatal tetany, and phenothiazine toxicity.40 41 Hyperekplexia may also be misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy.7 The differential diagnoses in adulthood includes neurological [pmj.bmj.com]

Differential diagnosis The differential diagnoses of hyperekplexia in the neonatal period include the congenital stiff-man syndrome, startle epilepsy, myoclonic seizures, [pmj.bmj.com]

Rare Hyperparathyroidism

Barton (1970): Hyperparathyroidism and atute post partum pancreatitis with neonatal tetany in the child. Am. J. Med. Sci. 260, 160–164. [link.springer.com]

All mothers with neonates showing tetany or seizures should have serum calcium concentrations checked to exclude primary hyperparathyroidism. [bmj.com]

Acute neonatal hypocalcaemia results in tetany and convulsions, usually at 5 to 14 days of age. 6 If the infant is breast fed, tetany can be delayed by one month or more. [bmj.com]

Primary Hypomagnesemia with Secondary Hypocalcemia

Here we present a 14-year-old Turkish girl whose first symptoms manifested as neonatal tetany at 17 days old. [degruyter.com]

The onset of tetany and/or convulsion was between the 9th day and 4th month, which is later than that of other neonatal hypocalcemic illnesses. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Autoimmune Hypoparathyroidism

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany ( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 [icd10data.com]

( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) parathyroid E20.9 (gland) ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E20.9 E16.1 Other [icd10data.com]

E20.9 Tetany (due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany [icd10data.com]

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Type 8

neonatal tetany, and phenothiazine toxicity.40 41 Hyperekplexia may also be misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy.7 The differential diagnoses in adulthood includes neurological [pmj.bmj.com]

neonatal tetany, and phenothiazine toxicity. 40 41 Hyperekplexia may also be misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy. 7 The differential diagnoses in adulthood includes neurological [pmj.bmj.com]

Differential diagnosis Hyperekplexia in the neonatal period may be misdiagnosed as congenital stiff-man syndrome, startle epilepsy, myoclonic seizures, neonatal tetany, cerebral [medlink.com]

Calcium Gluconate

tetany. [gov.uk]

Calcium Gluconate is used in the treatment of disorders with negative calcium balance, including Vitamin D deficiency, hypoparathyroidism, neonatal tetany and alkalosis. [nclexpreceptor.com]

tetany and tetany due to parathyroid deficiency, vitamin D deficiency and alkalosis. [rxmed.com]

Tetanus Neonatorum

[…] are essential for post-neonatal disease control, removing the umbilical cord stump is not recommended in neonatal tetanus. [scielo.br]

Synonyms: neonatal tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) [mondofacto.com]

tetani infections in newborn infants: a tetanus neonatorum review. ( 23949463 ) Gomes A.P....Siqueira-Batista R. 2011 27 Validation of elimination of neonatal tetanus in [malacards.org]

Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism

The two other cases were diagnosed with neonatal tetany and had surgical treatment after delivery. [iss.ndl.go.jp]

Neonatal hypocalcemia with tetany is usually a transient phenomenon related to suppression of fetal parathyroid glands resulting from maternal-fetal hypercalcemia, it may [womenshealthsection.com]

If hypercalcemia is detected, during pregnancy or neonatal tetany occurs, it is mandatory to rule out primary hyperparathyroidism. [iss.ndl.go.jp]

Secondary Hypoparathyroidism

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany ( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 [icd10data.com]

( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) parathyroid E20.9 (gland) ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E20.9 E16.1 Other [icd10data.com]

E20.9 Tetany (due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany [icd10data.com]

Psychogenic Hyperventilation

tetany (F44.5) neonatal tetany (P71.3) parathyroid tetany (E20.9) post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2) hyperpnea R06.4 hyperventilation R06.4 - see also Hyperventilation ICD [icd10data.com]

( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) hyperpnea R06.4 hyperventilation R06.4 - see also Hyperventilation ICD [icd10data.com]

R06.4 Tetany (due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical [icd10data.com]

Acute Hyperventilation

( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) hyperpnea R06.4 hyperventilation R06.4 - see also Hyperventilation ICD [icd10data.com]

R06.4 Tetany (due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany [icd10data.com]

(nocturnal) (paroxysmal) R06.00 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code hyperventilation R06.4 Hyperventilation (tetany [icd10data.com]

Neonatal Scleroderma

[…] hypocalcemia Excludes 1: neonatal hypoparathyroidism (P71.4) P71.2 Neonatal hypomagnesemia P71.3 Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency Includes: Neonatal [app.drchrono.com]

[…] disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism P71.0 Cow's milk hypocalcaemia in newborn P71.1 Other neonatal hypocalcaemia Excl.: neonatal hypoparathyroidism (P71.4) P71.2 [embryology.med.unsw.edu.au]

Perinatal Atelectasis

[…] and hypomagnesemia of newborn Cow's milk hypocalcemia Hypocalcemic tetany, neonatal Neonatal hypoparathyroidism Phosphate-loading hypocalcemia 775.5 Other transitory neonatal [theodora.com]

Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets

Hypocalcemia may present with irritability, tetany, seizures, apnea (in the neonate), laryngospasm or paresthesias (in the older child). [clinicaladvisor.com]

Hypercalcemia during pregnancy may also lead to suppression of parathyroid hormone release in the neonate, resulting in hypocalcemia, tetany and seizures. [rxmed.com]

Children: Severe vitamin D deficiency may cause hypocalcaemic seizures or tetany, particularly in the neonatal period and during periods of rapid growth in adolescence. [patient.info]

Vitamin D Deficiency

Maternal deficiency can cause tetany in neonates. Osteomalacia predisposes to fractures. In the elderly, hip fractures may result from only minimal trauma. [msdmanuals.com]

tetany Characteristic bone changes seen on x-ray X-rays of the radius and ulna plus serum levels of calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, PTH, and 25(OH)D are needed [merckmanuals.com]

Tetany may cause paresthesias of the lips, tongue, and fingers; carpopedal and facial spasm; and, if very severe, seizures. [msdmanuals.com]

Metabolic Alkalosis

neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) alkalosis E87.3 ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E87.3 E85.9 Amyloidosis, unspecified [icd10data.com]

(due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany ( F44.5 ) [icd10data.com]

[…] elsewhere classified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Electrolyte imbalance NOS Hyperchloremia Hypochloremia alkalosis E87.3 (metabolic) (respiratory) Tetany [icd10data.com]

Clostridium Tetani

This neonate is displaying a bodily rigidity produced by Clostridium tetani exotoxin, called neonatal tetanus. [ppdictionary.com]

Publications "The genome sequence of Clostridium tetani, the causative agent of tetanus disease." [uniprot.org]

[…] controlled through immunization with tetanus toxoid; nevertheless, according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 400,000 cases still occur each year, mainly of neonatal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder

tetany(absence of parathyroid) • Therapy: Thymic transplants 17. • Cleft palate • Antimongoloid eyes • Short philtrum with fish-mouth appearance, • Micrognathia • Low set [slideshare.net]

Other presentations are neonatal hypocalcemic tetany stemming from hypoparathyroidism and congenital cardiovascular anomalies, especially of the great vessels and septa. [ajronline.org]

[…] called thymic hypoplasia • Congenital disorder • Abnormalities in structure derived from 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches • Predominantly T cell defect • Charactersitics: Neonatal [slideshare.net]

Hyperventilation

( F44.5 ) neonatal tetany ( P71.3 ) parathyroid tetany ( E20.9 ) post-thyroidectomy tetany ( E89.2 ) hyperpnea R06.4 hyperventilation R06.4 - see also Hyperventilation ICD [icd10data.com]

R06.4 Tetany (due to) R29.0 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0 Tetany 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Carpopedal spasm Type 1 Excludes hysterical tetany [icd10data.com]

(nocturnal) (paroxysmal) R06.00 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code hyperventilation R06.4 Hyperventilation (tetany [icd10data.com]

DiGeorge Syndrome

Neonatal tetany, nephrocalcinosis and hypocalcemia are some of the endocrinologic problems that are associated with parathyroid deficiency. [symptoma.com]

Hypocalcemia can present in the neonatal period as tetany, or at any state throughout infancy or into adulthood. [immunoloji.uludag.edu.tr]

Code E20 Hypoparathyroidism 2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code Type 1 Excludes Di George's syndrome ( D82.1 ) postprocedural hypoparathyroidism ( E89.2 ) tetany [icd10data.com]

Obstetrical Tetanus

There are four clinical forms in which C. tetani infection can manifest: generalized, localized, cephalic, and neonatal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]