Open AccessDiabetes due to recurrent pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Sumit Kumar Chakrabarti,
Dibakar Biswas,
S K Banarjee Chaudhury,
Rajesh Jain,
Manoj Kataria,
Sujoy Ghosh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.119575
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , hyperparathyroidism , diabetes mellitus , parathyroid hormone , gastroenterology , calcium , endocrinology
Acute pancreatitis due to hypercalcemia associated with hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is not very common. We herein report a case of a 21-year-old woman, who presented with acute pancreatitis. She had a past history of recurrent nephrolithiasis. Subsequent evaluation revealed hypercalcemia (serum calcium: 12.6 mg/dL); low phosphate (2.9 mg/dL) with elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH, 156.7 pg/mL) and HbA1c (6.9%). Diagnosis of primary HPT (PHPT) was made. Recurrent pancreatitis due to hypercalcemia may have resulted in diabetes mellitus.