2018
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2445
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Severe Acute Pancreatitis as an Index Clinical Manifestation of Parathyroid Adenoma

Abstract: Hypercalcemia due to primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism is a rare and obscure cause of acute pancreatitis. Although a rare occurrence to begin with, hyperparathyroidism commonly manifests with symptoms of hypercalcemia. Thus, it would reason that a patient might develop pancreatitis by way of hypercalcemia due to primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. We present a case of an 88-year-old female with acute pancreatitis and only after an extensive work-up, was it determined that her severe acute pancreat… Show more

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“…However, studies have demonstrated a similar frequency of pancreatitis among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and controls [67,68]. Recently, studies have demonstrated genetic variants in patients with hyperparathyroidism who presented pancreatitis, mainly associated with mutations in the CFTR gene and the SPINK1 gene [67,[69][70][71].…”
Section: Hypercalcemiamentioning
confidence: 98%
“…However, studies have demonstrated a similar frequency of pancreatitis among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and controls [67,68]. Recently, studies have demonstrated genetic variants in patients with hyperparathyroidism who presented pancreatitis, mainly associated with mutations in the CFTR gene and the SPINK1 gene [67,[69][70][71].…”
Section: Hypercalcemiamentioning
confidence: 98%
“…No entanto, esse dado não é consensual. Outros artigos orientam sua dosagem somente se não houver associação clara com cálculos biliares ou alcoolismo 2,9 . Apesar da divergência, se for detectado valores de cálcio superiores à normalidade, secundários a secreção de PTH sugere-se o diagnóstico de HPP 7 .…”
Section: Relato De Casounclassified
“…CT demonstrates gas in the presence of necrosis. If sterile, it is managed conservatively and only requires therapy in rare cases that obstructs a nearby viscus, for example, stomach, duodenum or bile duct [86,107,108].…”
Section: Local Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%