Epidemiology and Clinical Forms of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Review

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Nara N. C.
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Almeida, Juliana Maria C. M., Oliveira, Paula Aragão P. de, Meneses, Rômulo B., Mesquita, Patrícia, Pimenta, Flávia C. F., Alves, José Luiz de B.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: International Journal of Nutrology (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ijn.zotarellifilhoscientificworks.com/index.php/ijn/article/view/159
• topic: classic primary hyperparathyroidism; non-classic primary hyperparathyroidism; normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a disease caused by overactive parathyroid glands with consequent hypercalcemia. However, its presentation is variable, with patients demonstrating a range from normocalcemia to severe hypercalcemic PHPT. The present study aims to perform a literature review on the epidemiology and the clinical forms of PHPT using information published in the PubMed and Cochrane databases. It describes data about prevalence, etiology, diagnosis, classic and non-classic manifestations, providing updated information on classical hypercalcemic hyperthyroidism, in addition to its normocalcemic variant.