Acute airway compromise due to parathyroid tumour apoplexy: an exceptionally rare and potentially life-threatening presentation
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Acute airway compromise due to parathyroid tumour apoplexy: an exceptionally rare and potentially life-threatening presentation
Background: Spontaneous haemorrhage into a parathyroid adenoma is a rare and potentially life-threatening presentation. Case presentation: We report the case of a 45 year old female recently diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism who presented with chest discomfort and acute airway compromise due to spontaneous extracapsular haemorrhage into a parathyroid adenoma. Computed tomography (CT) i...
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BACKGROUND Spontaneous haemorrhage into a parathyroid adenoma is a rare and potentially life-threatening presentation. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 45 year old female recently diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism who presented with chest discomfort and acute airway compromise due to spontaneous extracapsular haemorrhage into a parathyroid adenoma. Computed tomography (CT) i...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Endocrine Disorders
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6823
DOI: 10.1186/s12902-017-0186-2