PMID: 6111132Mar 28, 1981Paper

Wermer's syndrome. A case report

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
P I GrayC M van den Heever

Abstract

Wermer's syndrome (or multiple endocrine adenomatosis type I) is a hereditary condition characterized by tumours or hyperplasia involving multiple endocrine organs. Most commonly the pituitary and parathyroid glands and the pancreas are involved. We record a further case, the patient presenting with acromegaly due to a pituitary adenoma, hypercalcaemia due to a parathyroid adenoma and peptic ulceration.

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