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ea0035p138 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2014

Acute pancreatitis as the presenting feature and metabolic encephalopathy during the course of newly diagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism

Okaygun Pembe , Sav Hasan , Mousa Umut , Esatoglu Varol , Kucuk Turgut , Koseoglulari Osman , Buyuk Sonuc

Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most frequent cause of hypercalcemia in adults. Hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism is generally mild-moderate. Severe hypercalcemia in these cases is rare. Coexistence of severe hypercalcemia and hypercalcemic encephalopathy is very unusual with a very limited number of reported cases.A 50-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with symptoms of nausea and severe abdominal pain. Her serum cal...