title: Acute hyperparathyroidism with systemic calcinosis. Report of a case.
abstract: A patient with a huge mediastinal parathyroid adenoma had an acute hypercalcemic crisis. The patient exemplifies the many pitfalls in diagnosis and management of this unusual complication. Postoperatively the patient further developed severe calciphylaxis with calcinosis cutis and systemic and pulmonary calcinosis, a most rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khafif
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silverberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Groopman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*