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HYPERCALCAEMIA AND THYROTOXICOSIS
Author(s) -
Farnsworth Alan E.,
Dobyns Brown M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb71172.x
Subject(s) - hypercalcaemia , medicine , calcium , hyperparathyroidism , endocrinology , primary hyperparathyroidism , gastroenterology
Two cases of hyperthyroidism complicated by symptomatic hypercalcaemia are reported. The serum calcium values of a group of 52 untreated thyrotoxic patients were significantly higher than those of treated thyrotoxic patients. Six of the untreated group had serum calcium levels above 11·0 mg/100 ml; all fell to normal with control of the thyrotoxicosis. The mechanisms of production of hypercalcaemia in thyrotoxicosis are discussed, and the importance of excluding coexisting hyperparathyroidism is emphasized.