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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2020

An Atypical Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in an Adolescent: A Case Report of Hypercalcaemia and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Due to a Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma.

Roberta Minelli, Aniello Meoli, Alessandra Tiri, Umberto Fanelli, Rosanna Iannarella, Pierpacifico Gismondi, Susanna Esposito

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Roberta MinelliThyroid Unit, Medical Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Aniello MeoliPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Alessandra TiriPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Umberto FanelliPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Rosanna IannarellaPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Pierpacifico GismondiPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Susanna EspositoPediatric Clinic, Pietro Barilla Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Barilla (Italy) · ITUniversity of Parma · IT

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Abstract

Psychiatric disorders are rare clinical manifestations of hypercalcaemia in the pediatric population, are relatively more frequent during adolescence and are often overlooked in cases of severe hypercalcaemia. We described the case of a 17-year-old girl affected by anorexia nervosa, depression and self-harm with incidental detection of moderate hypercalcaemia. Clinical, laboratory and instrumental tests demonstrated that hypercalcaemia was secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) due to a mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in the thymic parenchyma. After parathyroidectomy with robot-assisted surgery, we observed the restoration of calcium and PTH levels in addition to an improvement in psychiatric symptoms. This case demonstrates that serum calcium concentration should be evaluated in adolescents with neurobehavioural symptoms and in cases of hypercalcaemia PHPT should be excluded. Surgery represents the cornerstone of the management of PHPT and may contribute to improving quality of life and psychological function in these patients. However, the complexity of neurological involvement in cases of hypercalcaemia due to PHPT requires further investigations to establish the real impact of this condition on the neurocognitive sphere.

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AdenomaAdolescentFemaleHumansHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryMediastinal NeoplasmsMental DisordersParathyroid NeoplasmsPrognosishypercalcaemiamediastinal parathyroid adenomaneuropsychiatric symptomsprimary hyperparathyroidismpsychiatric disorders

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PMID33117293
PMCPMC7553078
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