Some Metabolic Factors in the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

Article1 June 1958SOME METABOLIC FACTORS IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISMI. DARIN PUPPEL, M.D., E. K. MCCORMICK, M.S., E. HERDLE, M.S.I. DARIN PUPPEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. K. MCCORMICK, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, E. HERDLE, M.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-6-1300 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOur knowledge concerning the influence of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D administration on hyperthyroidism is as yet meager and, at times, confusing. The exact mechanism of action of calcium and phosphorus and their consequent therapeutic indications in the management of patients with hyperthyroidism are not fully understood, despite the fact that calcium has been employed in this condition by experienced clinicians, including Theodore Kocher, for many years.44, 51, 7, 41In fact, certain investigators27, 28have expressed doubt that added calcium would be beneficial in counteracting the negative calcium balance of this disease, although their investigations had not extended this...Bibliography1. Abelin I: Schilddrüse und Mineralstoffwechsel Einfluss des Dinatriumphosphats und der Kalziumsalze auf die Wirkung der Schilddruzensubstanzen, Biochem. Ztschr. 199: 72, 1928. Google Scholar2. AlbrightAubBauer FJCW: Hyperparathyroidism, J. A. M. A. 102: 1276, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Askanazy M Beitrage zur Knochenpathologie: Ueber Kalkmetastase und progressive Knochenatrophie, Festschr. f. Max Jaffe, 1901, F. 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