Difference between revisions of "Parathyroid glands"
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! Common causes | ! Common causes | ||
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| Primary | | Primary hyperparathyroidism | ||
| high | | high | ||
| high | | high | ||
| [[parathyroid adenoma]] (~90% of cases) | | [[parathyroid adenoma]] (~85-90% of cases), [[parathyroid hyperplasia]] (~10-15% of cases) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Secondary | | Secondary hyperparathyroidism | ||
| high | | high | ||
| low or normal | | low or normal | ||
| chronic renal failure, vitamin D | | chronic renal failure, vitamin D deficiency<ref name=emed_hyperparathyroid_2ndary>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview#aw2aab6b5 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview#aw2aab6b5]. Accessed on: 24 January 2013.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tertiary | | Tertiary hyperparathyroidism | ||
| high | | high | ||
| | | high | ||
| | | persistent hyperparathyroidism after renal transplant<ref name=emed_hyperparathyroid_tertiary>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview#aw2aab6b6 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127351-overview#aw2aab6b6]. Accessed on: 24 January 2013.</ref> | ||
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