Diabetes due to recurrent pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

recurrent acute pancreatitis: a diagnostic clue to primary hyperparathyroidism

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Death due to primary hyperparathyroidism.

A hypercalcemia is a common metabolic disorder, usually detected incidentally on routine biochemical screening. The most common etiologies are primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and cancer. Primary hyperparathyroidism is characterized by excessive parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion due to parathyroid adenoma (80% of cases), hyperplasia (15-20%), and carcinoma (1-2%). Primary hyperparathyroidis...

Recurrent renal hyperparathyroidism due to parathyromatosis

Parathyromatosis is the most severe type of recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) after parathyroidectomy (PTX) in haemodialysis patients. It is difficult to completely remove all foci of parathyroid tissue and neck re-explorations are often required. Here, we report for the first time a case of recurrent SHPT due to parathyromatosis treated by radio-guided PTX. A haemodialysed 48-year...

Recurrent hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid carcinoma.

The case is described of a woman who died with a functioning parathyroid carcinoma 19 years after removal of two parathyroid tumours, considered at the time to be benign. Following operation hyperparathyroidism subsided, with a short period of hypocalcaemia, and severe osteitis fibrosa cystica healed. Five years before death progressive renal failure developed with normal and later raised serum...