Acute pancreatitis as the first manifestation of hyperparathyroidism in an otherwise asymptomatic patient

Acute pancreatitis as a manifestation of hyperparathyroidism (HPT) has been reported in the literature but the concept of causal relationship has been disputed. We report a case of acute pancreatitis where the presence of hypercalcemia led to the diagnosis of primary HPT. No other current risk facto...

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Published inThe Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society Vol. 92; no. 6; p. 273
Main Authors Nikolaidis, L A, Leon, M N, Paslidis, N J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1995
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adult
Alcoholism
Humans
Hypercalcemia - blood
Hyperparathyroidism - complications
Hyperparathyroidism - diagnosis
Male
Pancreatitis - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - drug therapy
Pancreatitis - etiology
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Summary:Acute pancreatitis as a manifestation of hyperparathyroidism (HPT) has been reported in the literature but the concept of causal relationship has been disputed. We report a case of acute pancreatitis where the presence of hypercalcemia led to the diagnosis of primary HPT. No other current risk factors for pancreatitis were identified and no symptoms of HPT were present prior to this episode. We review the literature regarding the role of HPT in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis.
ISSN:0004-1858