A very rare type of primary hyperparathyroidism with severe hypercalcemia in an infant.

نویسنده

  • Mohammad H Al-Qahtani
چکیده

Severe neonatal primary hyperparathyroidism is a very rare type of primary hyperparathyroidism in pediatrics that might present during infancy with non-specific symptoms. We report an infant who presented with a very high level of calcium, yet responding to simple medications to draw the attention to pediatricians to this disease as early diagnosis and treatment will ameliorate its devastating outcome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Saudi medical journal

دوره 33 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012