title: Primary hyperparathyroidism in a young adult presenting with severe hypertension.
abstract: Hypertension is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Endocrine-related hypertension is rare in children. Hypercalcmia due to hyperparathyroidism is a rare cause of endocrine-related hypertension in childhood. We present a patient with severe headache, who was diagnosed with hypertension due to hyperparathyroidism. Hyperparathyroidism should be kept in mind in children with hypertension accompanied by hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. samimozen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Samim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Hudaver
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Damla Goksen
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Sukran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Darcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D017674:Hypophosphatemia / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index