Refractory hypercalcemia due to an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid gland in a hemodialysis patient: a case report

Abstract Background Hypercalcemia crisis is a complex disorder rarely induced by tertiary hyperparathyroidism, which clinically presents as nonsuppressible parathyroid hyperplasia with persistent increased PTH levels and hypercalcemia. It is one of the major risk factors of morbidity and mortality i...

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Main Authors: Yingjing Shen, Peipei Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1363-5