Endocrine Abstracts

Hypercalcaemia during pregnancy is unusual and primary hyperparathyroidism is the commonest cause: we present a more unusual case.Case history: 29-year woman, 34 weeks pregnant, was admitted with hypertension and oedema. She had gestational diabetes managed with diet alone. Initial calcium level was normal; it gradually increased in the next few days though this was not noted. She was diagnosed with preeclampsia and treated with steroids for foetal lung ...