Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) can be isolated or a part of MEN especially in the younger patient. We report a 20-year lady presenting in early July-08 with vomiting, abdominal pain and general ill-health. On admission she was pale and dehydrated, with Hb 10.1 g/dl, urea 9.1 mmol/l, creatinine 105 μmol/l, alkaline phosphatase 1568 μ/l (30–130 μ/l) and adjusted calcium 3.92 mmol/l. Her sister reportedly has been investigated in a different hospital for PH...