HYPERPARATHYROIDISM WITH CALCINOSIS AND SECONDARY TO RENAL DISEASE; REPORT OF A PROBABLE CASE
Authors: L. E. Curtis, A. E. Feller
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Case Reports1 December 1942HYPERPARATHYROIDISM WITH CALCINOSIS AND SECONDARY TO RENAL DISEASE; REPORT OF A PROBABLE CASEL. E. CURTIS, M.D., A. E. FELLER, M.D.L. E. CURTIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. E. FELLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-6-1005 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHyperparathyroidism1, 2, 3is usually due to an adenoma of one or more of the parathyroid glands, but occasionally it may be due to diffuse hypertrophy (hyperplasia?)†of all parathyroid tissue.4, 5The adenomata6may be composed of one dominant cell type or of a mixture of cell types, but the hypertrophic glands are uniformly composed of large cells with clear cytoplasm, the so-called large‡"wasserhelle" cells. The distinction, however, is purely on the basis of the anatomical alterations in the parathyroid glands since the resultant disease is similar. Renal complications are common.7For example, in a survey...Bibliography1. ALBRIGHTAUBBAUER FJCW: Hyperparathyroidism, a common and polymorphic condition as illustrated by seventeen proved cases from one clinic, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1276. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HUNTERTURNBULL DHM: Hyperparathyroidism, generalized osteitis fibrosa, Brit. Jr. Surg., 1931, xix, 203. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BARRBULGER DPHA: The clinical syndrome of hyperparathyroidism, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxix, 449. Google Scholar4. ALBRIGHTBLOOMBERGCASTLEMANCHURCHILL FEBED: Hyperparathyroidism due to diffuse hyperplasia of all parathyroid glands rather than adenoma of one, Arch. Int. Med., 1934, liv, 315. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ALBRIGHTSULKOWITCHBLOOMBERG FHWE: Hyperparathyroidism due to idiopathic hypertrophy (hyperplasia?) of parathyroid tissue, Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxii, 199. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. CASTLEMANMALLORY BTB: The pathology of the parathyroid gland in hyperparathyroidism, Am. Jr. Path., 1935, xi, 1. Google Scholar7. ANDERSON WA: Hyperparathyroidism and renal disease, Arch. Path., 1939, xxvii, 753. Google Scholar8. ALBRIGHTBAIRDCOPEBLOOMBERG FPCOE: Studies on the physiology of the parathyroid glands. IV. Renal complications of hyperparathyroidism, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxvii, 49. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. PAPPENHEIMER AM: The effect of experimental reduction of kidney substance upon the parathyroid glands and skeletal tissue, Jr. Exper. Med., 1936, lxiv, 965. DRAKE, T. G., ALBRIGHT, F., and CASTLEMAN, B.: Parathyroid hyperplasia in rabbits produced by parenteral phosphate administration, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1937, xvi, 203. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CASTLEMANMALLORY BTB: Parathyroid hyperplasia in chronic renal insufficiency, Am. Jr. Path., 1937, xiii, 553. Google Scholar11. ALBRIGHTDRAKESULKOWITCH FTGHW: Renal osteitis fibrosa cystica, report of a case with discussion of metabolic aspects, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1937, lx, 377. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 16, 1941.From the Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.†For a discussion of hypertrophy vs. hyperplasia see reference 5.‡In contradistinction to small "wasserhelle" cells seen in secondary hyperplasia, as will be noted later. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHormonale Osteopathien im ErwachsenenalterHormonale Osteopathien im ErwachsenenalterTumoral calcinosis: a manifestation of extreme metastatic calcification occurring with 1, alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol therapy.Röntgendiagnostik der Muskeln, Sehnen und Bänder Pathologische Verdichtungen und Aufhellungen im WeichteilmantelAblagerungskrankheiten körpereigener StoffwechselprodukteDer Hyperparathyreoidismus unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ostitis fibrosa generalisata (Recklinghausen)Renal OsteodystrophyMassive Calcinosis With Chronic Renal Insufficiency due to Polycystic Kidneys: A Case ReportThe Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism 1 December 1942Volume 17, Issue 6Page: 1005-1014KeywordsAdenomasCellsCytoplasmHyperparathyroidismParathyroidRenal diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...