Some characteristics of primary hyperparathyroidism in Vietnamese immigrants living in Southern California.

Endocrine Practice : Official Journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
K V Luong, L T Nguyen

Abstract

To characterize primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) in Vietnamese immigrants living in southern California and to summarize the results of treatment. We describe 11 patients (8 women and 3 men) with a mean age of 57.91 years who underwent follow-up from 1991 to 1995 after PHP was diagnosed. The patients had no specific complaints. Four patients had a history of kidney stones, and five had chronic hypertension. Only five patients had high levels of total serum calcium; the other six patients had normal or fluctuating levels of total serum calcium. All patients, however, had high levels of intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) and ionized calcium. Preoperatively, parathyroid imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi demonstrated persistently increased parathyroid gland uptake. In all nine patients who underwent surgical treatment, an adenoma was found in the parathyroid glands; two patients refused operative intervention. The mean serum phosphate was in the low-normal range and increased postoperatively (2.70 versus 3.52 mg/dL; P<0.001). The mean serum chloride level also decreased postoperatively (104.62 versus 100.78 mEq/L; P<0.001). The ratio of chloride/phosphate decreased significantly after adenoma removal (39.44 versus 29.21; P<0.001...Continue Reading

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