Hypercalcemia in concurrent hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism
- 1 October 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 118 (4), 310-313
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.118.4.310
Abstract
A case of hyperthyroidism is presented in which the major symptoms were attributable to severe hypercalcemia. This is the 17th recording of concurrent hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism. The evidence for a normal interaction between thyroid and parathyroid hormones in control of serum Ca is reviewed. Although skeletal Ca catabolism is a constant feature of hyperthyroidism, blood Ca levels are elevated only when homeostatic mechanisms are overloaded or damaged. Hypercalcemia may alter the clinical syndrome of thyrotoxicosis to resemble hyperparathyroidism. Marked hypercalcemia may complicate the differential diagnosis between hyperfunctlon of the thyroid and the parathyroid gland or concurrence of both Illnesses. The value of laboratory tests in this differential diagnosis is reviewed.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF LYMPHANGIOGRAPHYAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1961
- DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THYROID AND PARATHYROID CAUSES OF HYPERCALCEMIAAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1961