ea0038p473 | Thyroid | SFEBES2015
Kalidindi Sushuma
, Riaz Mussarat
, Lubina-Solomon Alexandra
Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia. We present another endocrine cause for hypercalcemia.Case report: A 49 year old Afro Caribbean man, previously healthy, was admitted with abdominal pain. He had been complaining of a 2 week history of epigastric pain, loose stools, sweating and shortness of breath. On examination, the patient was unwell, afebrile with epigastric tenderness. Bloods results showed anaemia, Haemogl...