Osteitis fibrosa cystica is a bone disease that happens when very high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from hyperparathyroidism make your body remove too much calcium from the bones. Over time, the bone becomes thin, soft, full of tiny holes, Read More …

Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (PPHP) is a rare inherited disorder where a person looks like they have pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) but their blood tests for calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are normal and their body responds normally to PTH. Orpha+1 In simple words, Read More …

Pseudohypoparathyroidism (often shortened to PHP) is a rare genetic hormone problem where the body does not respond properly to parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH normally keeps blood calcium and phosphate levels in balance. In PHP, the kidneys and other tissues “ignore” Read More …

A colloid nodule is a benign (non-cancerous) lump in the thyroid gland that is filled with thick, jelly-like material called colloid. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck that makes thyroid hormones, which control Read More …

A thyroid nodule is a small lump or growth inside the thyroid gland, which sits in the front of the neck. It is a “discrete” area of tissue that looks different from the rest of the thyroid on scan or Read More …

Toxic multinodular goiter is a thyroid disease where the thyroid gland is enlarged and full of many small lumps (nodules), and several of these nodules make too much thyroid hormone by themselves. They work “independently,” so they do not listen Read More …