Boeck's Sarcoidosis Simulating Hyperparathyroidism

Case Reports1 December 1960BOECK'S SARCOIDOSIS SIMULATING HYPERPARATHYROIDISMRICHARD B. SOLOMON, M.D., BERTRAM J. CHANNICK, M.D.RICHARD B. SOLOMON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BERTRAM J. CHANNICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-6-1232 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThat Boeck's sarcoidosis could be mistaken for hyperparathyroidism was pointed out by Albright and Reifenstein1several years ago. They noted that bone changes, high serum alkaline phosphatase levels, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and kidney stones might be found in both diseases. It was subsequently shown that a negative calcium balance, characteristically found in primary hyperparathyroidism, is also present in sarcoidosis with hypercalcemia.2Since these initial studies, several case reports have appeared illustrating the similarities that exist in these two conditions, as well as the difficulties that may arise in attempting to distinguish between them.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8In most of...Bibliography1. AlbrightReifenstein FEC: Parathyroid glands and metabolic bone disease, 1948, The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, p. 96. Google Scholar2. HennemanDempseyCarrollAlbright PHEFELF: The cause of hypercalciuria in sarcoid and its treatment with cortisone and sodium phytate, J. Clin. Investigation 35: 1229, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DentFlynnNabarro CEFVJD: Hypercalcemia and impairment of renal function, Brit. M. J. 2: 808, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KlatskinGordon GM: Renal complications of sarcoidosis and their relationship to hypercalcemia, Am. J. Med. 15: 484, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ScholzKeating DAFR: Renal insufficiency, renal calculi, and nephrocalcinosis in sarcoidosis; report of eight cases, Am. J. Med. 21: 75, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. HauchFisher EWRL: Sarcoidosis and renal insufficiency resembling hyperparathyroidism, California Med. 86: 333, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. McSwineyMills RRIH: Hypercalcemia due to sarcoidosis, Lancet 2: 862, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SalmonMeynell HWCG: Primary hyperparathyroidism (adenoma) simulating sarcoidosis; report of case, Brit. M. J. 2: 1440, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. AlbrightReifenstein FEC: Parathyroid glands and metabolic bone disease, 1948, The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, p. 66. Google Scholar10. Black BM: Hyperparathyroidism, 1953, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, p. 36. Google Scholar11. LongcopeFreiman WTDG: A study of sarcoidosis, Medicine 31: 1, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Schaumann J: Notes on the histology of the medullary and osseus lesions in benign lymphogranuloma and especially on their relationship to the radiographic picture, Acta radiol. 7: 358, 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. AndersonDentHarperPhilpot JACECGR: Effect of cortisone on calcium metabolism in sarcoidosis with hypercalcemia: possibly antagonistic actions of cortisone and vitamin D, Lancet 2: 720-724, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication June 11, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, Temple University Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Bertram J. Channick, M.D., Temple University Medical Center, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byParathyroid Physiology and Primary HyperparathyroidismEndocrine Aspects of SarcoidosisCoexistent Sarcoidosis and HyperparathyroidismTemporary Amelioration of Primary Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism by a Noncaseating Granulomatous DiseaseHepatic Carcinoma Simulating Hyperparathyroidism 1 December 1960Volume 53, Issue 6Page: 1232-1238KeywordsCalciumGranulomasHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidismIngestionKidney stonesPhosphatasesRenal diseasesSarcoidosisUrea ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...