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. 1970 Dec 5;4(5735):582–585. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5735.582

Idiopathic Hypercalciuria and Hyperparathyroidism

Peter Adams, T M Chalmers, L F Hill, B McN Truscott
PMCID: PMC1820196  PMID: 5485175

Abstract

With provocative tests of parathyroid activity based on phosphate deprivation and the administration of chlorothiazide 8 out of 19 patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria developed hypercalcaemia. Five of the eight underwent exploration of the neck and four of them had parathyroid adenomas; the fifth patient had “normal” glands but responded satisfactorily to subtotal parathyroidectomy. One patient who failed to develop hypercalcaemia had primary chief cell hyperplasia of the parathyroids.

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