Intrafollicular amyloid in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Amyloid in normal and pathological parathyroid glands.

Two groups of parathyroid glands have been examined for intrafollicular amyloid. In glands removed surgically it was found in nine cases (16%); in glands removed at necropsy it was found in 23 cases (46%). Also, two postmortem cases of systemic amyloidosis showed involvement of parathyroid glands with an entirely different distribution of amyloid. Compared with other amyloids the tinctorial pro...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

Myelofibrosis due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Case of Celiac Disease

Myelofibrosis is reported in patents with primary hyperparathyroidism. It is also was reported in patents with sec- ondary hyperparathyroidism due to end-stage renal disease or Vitamin D dependent rickets .We present a case of celiac disease and osteomalacia which leads to secondary hyperparathyroidism and myelofibrosis.

Rare Undiagnosed Primary Amyloidosis Unmasked During Surgical Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report

Primary amyloidosis (PA) is a protein deposition disorder that presents with localized or multisystemic disease. The incidence is low in the general public, ranging from three to eight cases per million, and with nonspecific presenting symptoms typically occurring later in life. Due to late presentation, substantial and irreversible damage has usually already occurred by the time of the diagnos...

بررسی آماری بیماران بستری شده با تشخیص هیپرپاراتیروئیدیسم اولیه در بیمارستان های امام خمینی (ره) و شریعتی تهران، سال های 76-1367

In this study we try to clear the prevalance of age and sex and clinical and radiographic manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism. In this duration 47 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism that bed in two important hospitals in Tehran were studied.The ratio between women to men was 7 to 1 and most prevalance of disease were in fouyth decade. The pain boon was the cheif complain of pat...