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Primary hyerparathyrodism is rare in children under the age of sixteen and is characterized by
conspicuous skeletal and renal changes.
An 11 years old male patient who had complained of severe lower back pain, nausea and vomiting
since last 3 months, showed typical laboratory and radiological findings of primary hyperparathy
roidism.
Confirmatory diagnosis was made by elevated serum parathyroid hormone concentration, imaging
method by technetium-thallium subtraction... |