Endocrine Abstracts

Primary Hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) affects approximately 1:2000 women under 40 years of age, so pHPT in pregnancy is uncommon. It is associated with significantly increased risks of morbidity for mother and foetus. Conventionally, surgery is recommended, ideally early in the second trimester. A 31-year-old woman attended the Accident and Emergency department at 26+4 weeks of her third gestation, with severe loin pain and fever. She had a past medical history of pyelonephritis....