recurrent acute pancreatitis: a diagnostic clue to primary hyperparathyroidism

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Iran J Med Sci July 2016; Vol 41 No 4 361 Dear Editor, Acute pancreatitis induced by hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a very rare condition, and its prevalence is estimated to be between 1.5% and 7%.1 Studies from India report an incidence between 6.8% and 12%.2 However, in patients with PHPT and resulting hypercalcemia, pancreatitis occurs 10 to 20 times more often th...

Primary hyperparathyroidism and acute pancreatitis

patients with amultinodular thyroid gland, autonomous nodules, or latent Graves-Basedow disease due to increased thyroid hormone production and release. Its incidence is 1.7%. Areas with adequate iodine intake have a low incidence of hyperthyroidism induced by excess iodine intake. Euthyroid patients with some prior episode of postpartum thyroiditis, type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis, or...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism.

The cause and effect relationship between acute pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) still evokes controversy. Our paper reviews the debate in the medical literature. In this controversy we add a case of a 49-year old non-alcoholic man presenting with recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis. His raised serum calcium was realized rather late. Eventually, high intact parathyroid ho...

primary hyperparathyroidism and pancreatitis: an uncommon cause of pancreatitis