title: Finger Fractures as an Early Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Among Young Patients: A Case Report of a 30-Year-Old Male With Recurrent Osteoporotic Fractures.
abstract: Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures represent a substantial health burden, and predominantly affect the elderly. Younger generations may also develop these conditions because of various predisposing conditions, including primary hyperparathyroidism. However, little information is available regarding early skeletal manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism.A 30-year-old Japanese male presented with pain in his left wrist, and was diagnosed with a distal radius fracture. During surgery, we noticed decreased bone strength of the fracture site. Further investigation found osteoporosis and primary hyperparathyroidism owing to a solitary parathyroid adenoma, which was resected without significant complications. History revealed that the patient suffered a metacarpal bone fracture of his right fifth bone 6 months earlier. Although serial x-rays at that time had shown rapidly developed cortical bone erosion around the fractured finger, the possibility of primary hyperparathyroidism was overlooked because of poor awareness of the condition, leading to a 6-month delay in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism.Clinicians should be aware that finger fractures may be an early skeletal manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism that can help achieve a prompt diagnosis of the condition, especially when they occur in young adults in the absence of major trauma.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Surgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Minamisoma (AO, MT, TS, HO); Department of Internal Medicine, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwakai Group, Iwaki (TT); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwase General Hospital, Sukagawa (EY); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (SS); Department of Research, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Minamisoma, Fukushima (CL); Department of Hematology and Reumatology, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan (KT); Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo (TA); Department of Radiation Protection, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Minamisoma (MT); Research Institute of Innovative Medicine, Jyoban Hospital, Iwaki, Fukushima (SK); and Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo (MK), Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Eiki
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: Toyoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawano
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leppold
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsubokura
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kami
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohira
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed