1.
Lancet Glob Health
; 10(4): e461-e462, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35303446
2.
Pan Afr Med J
; 15: 45, 2013.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24106573
ABSTRACT
Multiple pathologic fractures secondary to parathyroid adenoma is rarely recognized and reported in the tropics. Inadequate evaluation causes worsened disability and increased psychological stress. We present a 27-year-old Nigerian male student with recurrent unexplained pathological fractures of the long bones. Primary Hyperparathyroidism was later diagnosed and he benefited from a unilateral parathyroidectomy. Primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to parathyroid adenoma is difficult to diagnose and needs a high index of suspicion. Surgery and good post-operative biochemical control of serum calcium produce satisfying outcomes.