ASYMPTOMATIC PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM EXISTS IN NORTH INDIA: RETROSPECTIVE DATA FROM 2 TERTIARY CARE CENTERS

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has evolved into an asymptomatic disease in the west. In contrast, classic symptoms of PHPT have been reported to be common in the east. Here we describe clinical and biochemical profiles of patients diagnosed with PHPT between 2009 and 2012. This was a retrospecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Endocrine practice 2015-06, Vol.21 (6), p.581-585
Hauptverfasser: Mithal, Ambrish, Kaur, Parjeet, Singh, Vikram Pratap, Sarin, Deepak, Rao, Dhanwada Sudhaker
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Zusammenfassung:Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has evolved into an asymptomatic disease in the west. In contrast, classic symptoms of PHPT have been reported to be common in the east. Here we describe clinical and biochemical profiles of patients diagnosed with PHPT between 2009 and 2012. This was a retrospective study conducted at 2 tertiary care centers in north India. All patients who underwent evaluation and surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) from January 2009 to December 2012 were included. A total of 50 patients were studied between 2009 and 2012. Among them 31 (62%) were symptomatic and 19 (38%) were asymptomatic. The mean age (SD) was 48.3 (15.8) years, and the female to male ratio was 1.9:1. None of the patients had brown tumors or bone deformities. The asymptomatic group had significantly lower median adenoma weight (0.57 vs. 3.4 g, P
ISSN:1530-891X
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DOI:10.4158/EP14447.OR