BACKGROUND Primary hyperparathyroidism is a rare cause of chronic pancreatitis and there is a paucity of data on this interesting association. There is also no data comparing the clinical profile of chronic pancreatitis secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism with that of alcohol related and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. METHODS The clinical and biochemical spectrum of chronic pancreatiti...

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a severe complication often observed in patients with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure, which occurs mainly in women. It is characterized by ischemic tissue loss secondary to progressive vascular compromise. This is a rare and severe condition and its pathogenesis is unclear. The best treatment is prevention, ...

Our objective was to explore the relationship between low vitamin D, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Ninety-six subjects with acute or chronic motor complete SCI participated. Levels of serum vitamin D25(OH), calcium, and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were collected, and information regarding nutritional patterns and...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Adequate management of parathyroid carcinoma apparently relates to the surgeons ability to identify it at the first operation. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the role of clinical suspicion in the management of parathyroid carcinoma. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective analysis of parathyroid carcinoma patients treated in Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fac...

No abstract available. Manuscript truncated after 150 words. To the Editor: In September 2022 issue Southwest Journal of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep published an interesting article authored by Punatar et al. detailing a case severe dysphagia that was secondary to isolated epiglottic calcifications seen on computed tomography flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (1). The epiglottis plays crit...

2013 whose GFR is reduced due to intrinsic parenchymal damage as opposed to age-related reductions in GFR without another specific intrinsic renal diagnosis. At each level of CKD there may exist a specific form of renal osteodystrophy. The earliest form of renal bone disease (secondary hyperparathyroidism) may be defined by quantitative histomorphometry and/or biochemical profiling (elevated 1-...

Cinacalcet HCl, an allosteric modulator of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR), has recently been approved for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, due to its suppressive effect on parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion. Although cinacalcet’s effects in patients with primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism have been reported, the cruc...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a complication of chronic kidney disease, and it develops due to abnormal regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis (1). Various factors interact in its development. They are consist of decrease kidney synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the, phosphorus retention and impaired calcemic response to parathyroid hormone (1,2). Hence, increasing of parathormo...

BACKGROUND Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a common feature in patients with chronic kidney disease. Its serious clinical consequences include renal osteodystrophy, calcific uremic arteriolopathy, and vascular calcifications that increase morbidity and mortality.Reduced synthesis of active vitamin D contributes to secondary hyperparathyroidism. Therefore, this condition is managed with activat...

RATIONALE Acute kidney injury (AKI) with hyperparathyroidism caused by nitrite was rare, and renal function and parathyroid hormone (PTH) decreased to normal range after therapy. PATIENT CONCERNS Acute kidney injury was diagnosed in a 40-year-old male with hyperparathyroidism and cyanosis of his hands and both forearms. DIAGNOSES The patient ate some recently pickled vegetables, and he expe...