Failure of Irradiated Ergosterol to Relieve Parathyroid Tetany
Authors: Thomas Findley
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 March 1931Failure of Irradiated Ergosterol to Relieve Parathyroid TetanyTHOMAS FINDLEY JR., M. D.THOMAS FINDLEY JR., M. D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-9-1144 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo date very few reports of attempts to treat parathyroid tetany with irradiated ergosterol are available. Stern1tells of giving symptomatic relief to a case of fifteen years duration by administering 3-4 mg. of vigantol daily, and Brougher2reports four cases successfully treated with viosterol in daily doses of from four to forty drops. It, therefore, seems worthwhile to recount our experience with one case, not only because we failed to obtain results with large doses of viosterol, but because there seem to be certain theoretical reasons why irradiated ergosterol alone should not be relied upon in the treatment of...References1 STERN A: Deutsche Med. Wchnschr., 1928, 54, 1292. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 BROUGHER JC: J. A. M. A., 1930, 94, 471. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 COLLIP JB: J. Biol. Chem., 1925, 63, 395. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 ALBRIGHTBauerRopesAub. FWMJC J. Clin. Invest., 1929, 7, 139. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5 DRAGSTEDT LR: Phys. Rev., 1927, 7, 499. Google Scholar6 MACCALLUMVOEGTLIN WGC, J. Exp. Med., 1909, 11, 118. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7 HESS JH: J. A. M. A., 1930, 95, 316. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 BAKWINBAKWINGOTTSCHALL HRMG: Am. J. Dis. Child., 1929, 37, 311. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 GLEICHGOODMAN MS: N. Y. State J. Med., 1928, 28, 1398. Google Scholar10 STARLINGER W: Deutsche Med. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan and the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.†Since this article was written, Jacques (Surg., Gyn., and Obst., 1930, 51, 823) has published somewhat similar negative results in six cases. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMaternal Mineral and Bone Metabolism During Pregnancy, Lactation, and Post-Weaning RecoveryReferences 1 March 1931Volume 4, Issue 9Page: 1144-1153KeywordsHospital medicineParathyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...