Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy. A report of two cases.
Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy is an uncommon event, with approximately 100 reported cases in the literature. Two cases illustrate the common problems in diagnosing this disease in pregnancy and indicate that surgery should be considered the primary modality of treatment. These two are the 24th and 25th cases of surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy reported in the literature.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium