title: Historical perspective of parathyroid disease.
abstract: This article highlights key historical developments in the understanding of parathyroid function and disease, a story that involves many clinical investigators and classic scientific debate. The current medical community is certainly indebted to the innate curiosity and perseverance of these historical figures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: Gordon L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Kauffman
mesh_terms: D004704:Endocrinology / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000266:history