HYPERPARATHYROIDISM IN A PATIENT WITH ACROMEGALY
Authors: Julius Chasnoff, Louis Friedfeld, Arthur M. Tunick
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Case Reports1 January 1942HYPERPARATHYROIDISM IN A PATIENT WITH ACROMEGALYJULIUS CHASNOFF, M.D., LOUIS FRIEDFELD, M.D., ARTHUR M. TUNICK, M.D.JULIUS CHASNOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LOUIS FRIEDFELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR M. TUNICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-1-162 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHYPERPARATHYROIDISMThe parathyroids were first described as independent organs by Sandstrom1 in 1880, but their function remained in doubt until 1896 when it was demonstrated2 that their removal produced tetany. In 1909 MacCallum and Voegtlin3 showed that the tetany of parathyroid insufficiency was associated with a fall in serum calcium and a rise in serum phosphorus.In 1891, von Recklinghausen4described the anatomic syndrome of osteitis fibrosa cystica, distinguishing it from osteomalacia. Some years later, Erdheim5suggested that parathyroid enlargement found in association with osteitis fibrosa cystica was secondary to the bone changes. However, in 1926 Mandl6, 7found that...Bibliography1. SANDSTROM I: A new gland in the oesophagus, Upsala läkaref. förh., 1880, xv, 441-471. Google Scholar2. VASSALEGENERALI GF: Results of parathyroidectomy, Arch. ital. de biol., 1896, xxv, 459-464. Google Scholar3. MACCALLUMVOEGTLIN WGC: On the relation of tetany to the parathyroid glands and to calcium metabolism, Jr. Exper. Med., 1909, xi, 118-151. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. 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