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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302005000200021
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is an uncommon disease in children and adolescents. The association between PHP and slipped capital femoral epiphysis is rare, and so far only four cases have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of PHP due to a parathyroid adenoma, with several painful skeletal deformities and associated with slipped capital femoral epiphysis in an 18-year-old male patient. Laboratory evaluation showed: calcium of 13.6mg/dL, parathyroid hormone of 1,524pg/mL and alkaline phosphatase of 3,449U/L. Deformities were […]
Keywords: adolescent; Hyperparathyroidism; Slipped capital femoral epiphysis