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European Congress of Endocrinology 2021

Online
22 May 2021 - 26 May 2021

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The European Congress of Endocrinology provides a global platform for the international endocrine community to discuss the latest advances in the field.

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Symposium 25: Parathyroid disorders

ea0073s25.2 | Symposium 25: Parathyroid disorders | ECE2021

How to discriminate between PHPT and FHH

Fuleihan Ghada El-Hajj

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common and for the most part an asymptomatic endocrine disorder, usually discovered by routine biochemical screening, in western populations; and increasingly now in other parts of the word. It is characterized by abnormal calcium-PTH dynamics, manifesting with mild hypercalcemia, with increased or inappropriately normal plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. PHPT is most commonly seen in older post-menopausal women. In countr...