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ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2022

Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a Sudanese Adolescent Boy; a case disguised as rickets.

Sara MohammedAhmed Gafar, Ghassan Faisal Fadlalbari, Asmahan T Abdalla, Sawsan Abdel Rahim Mohammed, Mohammed Khalid Alrasheed, Isam Ahmed Taha, Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah

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Article in BMC endocrine disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara MohammedAhmed GafarDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gaafar Ibn Auf Pediatric Tertiary Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. saragaffar@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5891-9293
Ghassan Faisal FadlalbariDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gaafar Ibn Auf Pediatric Tertiary Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
Asmahan T AbdallaSudan Childhood Diabetes Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
Sawsan Abdel Rahim MohammedDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mohammed Khalid AlrasheedDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Isam Ahmed TahaDepartment of pediatric surgery, National Ribat Hospital & Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mohamed Ahmed AbdullahDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gaafar Ibn Auf Pediatric Tertiary Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
University of Khartoum · SDSudan Childhood Diabetes Association · SDIbn Sina Hospital · KWNational Ribat University · SD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJuvenile primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a rare endocrine disease. Its diagnosis might be masked by clinical, biochemical, and radiological features of rickets. CASE PRESENTATION: A 12-year-old Sudanese boy presented with progressive lower limbs deformity and difficulty in walking for six months. It was associated with fatigability, poor appetite, and generalized bone pain. On examination, he was thin, disproportionately short and pubertal, and had bilateral genu valgum deformity. X-rays showed osteopenia and signs of rickets. Biochemical workup revealed mildly elevated serum calcium, low phosphate, high alkaline phosphatase, and high parathyroid hormone with low 25-hydroxy vitamin D

conclusionAlthough PHPT is extremely rare in the young population, it should be considered in patients with rickets and elevated serum calcium at baseline or after initiating vitamin D therapy.

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AdenomaGenu ValgumHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryParathyroid NeoplasmsRicketsAdolescentCalciumChildHumansMaleParathyroidectomyParathyroid HormoneVitamin DCalciumParathyroid HormoneVitamin DAdolescentsGenu valgumParathyroid adenomaPrimary hyperparathyroidismVitamin D deficiency

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