title: Paraplegia due to osteitis fibrosa secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism: report of a case.
abstract: A case of primary hyperparathyroidism associated with osteitis fibrosa cystica presenting as paraplegia is described herein. The symptom complex of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism with osteitis fibrosa cystica is a distinctly rare entity and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of the normocalcemic variant of primary hyperparathyroidism presenting with paraplegia as a complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sarda
authors.lastname: Arunabh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kapur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*