[Primary hyperparathyroidism of the aged female: effect of estrogens on calcium metabolism].
Serum calcium, urinary calcium and a calcium loading test were evaluated twice in 5 elderly women with primary hyperparathyroidism, once not under and once under estrogen therapy. The treatment produced a significant lowering of blood calcium and normalization of urinary calcium excretion in the fasting state, per 24 h and after calcium load. Estrogen therapy might be useful in conservative treatment of asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism and in symptomatic cases where surgery is impossible.
D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D045166:Estradiol Congeners / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
D045166:Estradiol Congeners; D003404:Creatinine; D002118:Calcium
Hyperparathyroïdie primaire de la femme âgée: effet des oestrogènes sur le métabolisme calcique.