Endocrine Abstracts

Case History: A 57 year old male, who was known to have primary hyperparathyroidism was admitted to hospital due to hypercalcaemia on routine blood tests (adjusted S. calcium- 3.44 mmol/l.) He had no symptoms due to hypercalcaemia. This was his 5th admission since the diagnosis 18 months ago, each admission requiring treatment with IV fluids and IV bisphosphonates. SESTAMIBI and ultrasound scans of the thyroid and parathyroids had previously localised a likely right inferior p...

Introduction: Hypercalcaemia in pregnancy is an uncommon event that can cause major maternal morbidity and/or foetal morbidity and mortality. We present a case report and discuss management.Case: A 34-year-old woman was seen initially in endocrinology clinic with primary hyperparathyroidism. A neck ultrasound scan did not identify a parathyroid adenoma, but parathyroid MIBI scan suggested a left inferior parath...