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ArticleCureus2024

Bisphosphonate-Induced Orbital Cellulitis in a Patient With Suspected Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report.

Teodora McKenna, Dominic E McKenna, Vinson Fernandes, Marian Korda, Una Bradley

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Teodora McKennaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Queen's University Medical School, Belfast, GBR.
Dominic E McKennaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon, GBR.
Vinson FernandesOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon, GBR.
Marian KordaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon, GBR.
Una BradleyEndocrinology, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphosphonates are widely used for a number of metabolic bone conditions. Orbital inflammation is a very rare side effect of bisphosphonate therapy that can risk permanent visual loss. We describe the complex case and successful treatment of a 79-year-old man who developed orbital cellulitis following the use of intravenous pamidronate disodium for severe hypercalcaemia. The challenges regarding the diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma are also discussed.

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bisphosphonatesgeriatricshypercalcaemiahyperparathyroidismorbital cellulitisorbital compartment syndromeparathyroid adenomaparathyroid carcinomapathologyrare

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PMID39087171
PMCPMC11290043

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