title: Hyperparathyroid crisis in a pediatric patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, 747 N. Rutledge, P.O. Box 19653, Springfield, IL 62794-9653, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Leonard P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Rybak
authors.forename: Frank R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Glatz
mesh_terms: 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