Lessons to be learned: A case study approach: Primary hyperparathyroidism simulating an acute severe polyneuritis

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-106

  Olukoga, A ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areflexia; diplopia; hypercalcaemia; paraparesis; primary hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PARESIS; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SPEECH DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOMA; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPHOSPHONATES; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PARESIS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 0032035353     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800211     Document Type: Article

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