Primary hyperparathyroidism (or PHPT) is a medical condition where the parathyroid gland (or a benign tumor within it) produce excess amounts of parathyroid...

parathyroid glands (primary hyperparathyroidism) or as response to external stimuli (secondary hyperparathyroidism). Symptoms of hyperparathyroidism are caused...

developing tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Tertiary hyperparathyroidism was first described in the late 1960s and had been misdiagnosed as primary prior to this...

rhythm including cardiac arrest. Most outpatient cases are due to primary hyperparathyroidism and inpatient cases due to cancer. Other causes of hypercalcemia...

into "primary hyperparathyroidism without cancer", "cancer without primary hyperparathyroidism" as well as "combined primary hyperparathyroidism and cancer"...

This is called hyperparathyroidism; it leads to hypercalcemia, kidney stones, osteoporosis, and various other symptoms. Hyperparathyroidism was first described...

or primary hyperparathyroidism may be the initial diagnosis.[citation needed] Pheochromocytoma occurs in 33–50% of MEN2 cases. In MEN2A, primary hyperparathyroidism...

processes lead to hypocalcemia and hence secondary hyperparathyroidism. Secondary hyperparathyroidism can also result from malabsorption (chronic pancreatitis...

all documented cases of hyperparathyroidism. Hereditary factors Approximately 1 in 10 documented cases of hyperparathyroidism are a result of hereditary...

parathyroid hormone. This is known as secondary hyperparathyroidism. If secondary hyperparathyroidism persists over months, the parathyroid tissue may...

blood, including people with milk-alkali syndrome, sarcoidosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, and hypervitaminosis D. In rare cases, certain medications such...

Sensipar among others, is a medication used to treat primary hyperparathyroidism, tertiary hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid carcinoma. Cinacalcet acts as...

patellas (trick knee), epilepsy, Cushing's disease, diabetes, primary hyperparathyroidism, and hypothyroidism. Von Willebrand's disease has been known...

parathyroid tissue. The main indication for parathyroidectomy is primary hyper­para­thyroidism, a condition in which one or more of the parathyroid glands...

Lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism is the leading cause of hypercalcemia in lithium-treated patients. Lithium may lead to exacerbation of pre-existing primary hyperparathyroidism...

myocardium (heart muscle). It is also used in the work-up of primary hyperparathyroidism to identify parathyroid adenomas, for radioguided surgery of...

circumstances. Primary hyperparathyroidism is due to autonomous, abnormal hypersecretion of PTH from the parathyroid gland, while secondary hyperparathyroidism is...

level above the reference range) is mostly caused by either primary hyperparathyroidism or malignancy, and therefore, it is reasonable to include these...

following can occur: Primary hyperparathyroidism: Nephrocalcinosis is one of the most common symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism. Sarcoidosis: Nephrocalcinosis...

metastasis (with or without hypercalcemia), multiple myeloma, primary hyperparathyroidism, osteogenesis imperfecta, fibrous dysplasia, and other conditions...

generally causes hyperparathyroidism; there are very few reports of parathyroid adenomas that were not associated with hyperparathyroidism. A human being...

presence has also been noted in tumor-induced osteomalacia, primary hyperparathyroidism, and beta-thalassemia. It is usually seen in infants or children...

News. December 29, 2016. Insogna, Karl (September 13, 2018). "Primary Hyperparathyroidism". New England Journal of Medicine. 379 (11): 1050–1059. doi:10...

long-term glucocorticoid (steroid) therapy. individuals with primary hyperparathyroidism. individuals being monitored to assess the response or efficacy...

gland disorders Hyperparathyroidism Primary hyperparathyroidism Secondary hyperparathyroidism Tertiary hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroid myopathy Hypoparathyroidism...

risk of liquidators of the Chernobyl power plant to suffer from primary hyperparathyroidism could be explained by binding of strontium-90. The radioactive...

inappropriately high amounts of parathyroid hormone and thereby cause primary hyperparathyroidism. Hepatic adenomas are a rare benign tumour of the liver, which...

Primary hyperparathyroidism Primary lateral sclerosis Primary malignant lymphoma Primary muscular atrophy Primary orthostatic tremor Primary progressive...

procedures, such as echocardiography or cardiac MRI. Cardiomegaly Primary hyperparathyroidism Ventricular hypertrophy Maron BJ, Maron MS (January 2013). "Hypertrophic...

sestamibi scanning. The natural distribution of causation for primary hyperparathyroidism is roughly 85% solitary adenomas, 10-15% diffuse hyperplasia...