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Lithium and Symptomatic Hyperparathyroidism

Author(s) -

Jambur Ananth,

Stephen E. Dubin

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107688307601210

Subject(s) - discontinuation , hyperparathyroidism , lithium (medication) , exacerbation , parathyroid adenoma , medicine , psychopathology , lithium therapy , adenoma , psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , depression (economics) , refractory (planetary science) , gastroenterology , pediatrics , psychiatry , endocrinology , bipolar disorder , biology , astrobiology , economics , macroeconomics

Hyperparathyroidism with or without adenoma has occasionally been reported in association with lithium treatment, and in symptomatic patients depression, psychosis and an exacerbation of existing psychopathology may occur. Three lithium-treated patients with hyperparathyroidism are reported, in whom discontinuation of lithium in one and removal of parathyroid adenomata in two led to both a reduction in plasma calcium levels and an improvement in their psychopathology.

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