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VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY PANDEMIC, A REALITY OR AN OVER DIAGNOSIS? NEED TO RETHINK VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY CUT OFF LEVELS

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine clinical decision limits (cut off points) for vitamin D deficiency based on secondary hyperparathyroidism. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Afshan Bibi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Radioguided Parathyroidectomy for Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism: an effective multi-institutional approach at the University of Messina Hospital

open access: yesAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche, 2021
Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The progressive decline in renal function, in fact, leads to the alteration of the metabolism of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and vitamin D.
Antonella Pino   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical management and rehabilitation in a patient with avas-cular necrosis of the femoral head in the context of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism – case report [PDF]

open access: yesBalneo and PRM Research Journal, 2023
Vitamin D is essential in determining bone and muscle health. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) produces secondary hyperparathyroidism, loss of bone quality and mass, mineral-ization effects and fractures, myopathy, and falls.
Cosmina Diaconu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperparathyroidism: A rare cause of worsening of parkinsonism

open access: yesAnnals of Movement Disorders, 2020
Parkinsonism secondary to hypoparathyroidism is well described. The association of hyperparathyroidism with parkinsonism is rare. We describe here a case of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) associated with hyperparathyroidism secondary to a ...
Bhushan R Mishal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Secondary hyperparathyroidism: recurrence after total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2019
BACKGROUND Secondary hyperparathyroidism is common in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease. If drug therapy fails, total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid tissue into the forearm (PTX-AT) is the most widely ...
Lukas Steffen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rare Presentation of a Bi-Maxillary Brown Tumour due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

open access: yesCase Reports in Dentistry, 2023
Brown tumours are localized bone lesions, seen in patients with high parathyroid hormone levels. This can be due to primary hyperparathyroidism, which occurs more often in neoplasms of the parathyroid gland or due to secondary hyperparathyroidism more ...
Cheboh Cho-Fon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positioning novel biologicals in CKD-mineral and bone disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Renal osteodystrophy (ROD), the histologic bone lesions of chronic kidney disease (CKD), is now included in a wider syndrome with laboratory abnormalities of mineral metabolism and extra-skeletal calcifications or CKD-mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD),
Covic, Adrian   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Tolerance and efficacy of a low dose of the calcimimetic agent cinacalcet in controlling moderate to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2015
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is almost a constant feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients maintained on hemodialysis (HD). Calcimimetic agents appear to offer an alternative to surgery in controlling secondary hyperparathyroidism in these ...
Salah O Bashir   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple parathyroid adenomas with variable ultrasonography and computed tomography findings in a patient with chronic kidney disease: A case report

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2020
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is defined as a state of excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone after long-standing secondary hyperparathyroidism, which typically occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Byung Hoon Lee, Byungsoo Kim
doaj   +1 more source

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