Concomitant Hyperparathyroidism as a Cause of the Hypercalcemia Associated With Hyperthyroidism

Case Reports1 May 1961CONCOMITANT HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AS A CAUSE OF THE HYPERCALCEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTHYROIDISMCHARLES E. JACKSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOEL S. WEBSTER, M.D., PIERRE C. TALBERT, M.D., F.A.C.S., HAROLD D. CAYLOR, M.D., F.A.C.S.CHARLES E. JACKSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOEL S. WEBSTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PIERRE C. TALBERT, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD D. CAYLOR, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-5-992 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe hypercalcemia reported as occurring in association with hyperthyroidism has been thought by some authors to be caused in some way by the thyrotoxicosis. It is the purpose of this paper to report a patient in whom the hypercalcemia associated with hyperthyroidism was caused by a concomitantly hyperfunctioning parathyroid adenoma. A review of other hypercalcemia cases reported with hyperthyroidism as possibly being caused by concomitant hyperparathyroidism has emphasized interesting possibilities regarding the effect of propylthiouracil on the serum calcium level in hyperparathyroidism.CASE REPORTA 37-year-old woman, wife of a missionary, developed thyrotoxicosis in August, 1957, while living in the...Bibliography1. BallinMorse MPF: Parathyroidism. Amer. J. Surg. 12: 403-416, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Hellström J: Hyperparathyroidism and osteitis fibrosa generalisata. Acta Chir. Scand. 69: 237-304, 1932. Google Scholar3. NobleBorg JFJF: Hyperparathyroidism complicated by hyperthyroidism. Arch. Intern. Med. 58: 846-859, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MillerEvans ESLR: Simultaneous hyperfunction of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. 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