title: Primary hyperparathyroidism: an uncommon cause of hip pain.
abstract: Hip pain is a common complaint in a pediatric emergency department. The causes of hip pain are diverse and generally include traumatic and infectious causes. We report a case of hip pain caused by deep soft tissue infection associated with hypercalcemia and primary hyperparathyroidism. Atypical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism may result in a delay in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY; †St. Georges University Grenada West Indies, ‡Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY and §Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waseem
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agyare
authors.forename: Mushtaq A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Godil
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium