Spontaneous resolution and recurrence of hypercalcemia in primary hyperparathyroidism - Anecdotal observations with potential implications for parathyroid pathophysiology in renal disease

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2323-2327

  Elangovan, Logan ^a   Felsenfeld, Arnold J ^a,b   Kleeman, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Hypercalcemia; Parathyroid hormone; Parathyroid infarction; Primary hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0032827402     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.10.2323     Document Type: Article

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