Hyperparathyroid crisis in a pediatric patient.
Primary hyperparathyroidism is rarely found in the pediatric population. Delays in diagnosis due to vague symptoms can lead to severe disease manifestations such as osteitis fibrosa cystica. We report a rare case of primary hyperparathyroidism in a 13-year-old girl who presented with a pathological femur fracture and numerous brown tumors.
Mitchell
Diana
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Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, 747 N. Rutledge, P.O. Box 19653, Springfield, IL 62794-9653, USA.
Rybak
Leonard P
LP
Glatz
Frank R
FR
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy