Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Pregnancy: A Two-Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: A. D. Herrera-Martínez (Author), R. Bahamondes-Opazo (Author), R. Palomares-Ortega (Author), C. Muñoz-Jiménez (Author), M. A. Gálvez-Moreno (Author), J. M. Quesada Gómez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in pregnant women is an uncommon disease. It could be easily misdiagnosed because of physiologic changes during pregnancy; in some cases, patients could remain asymptomatic maintaining elevated calcium serum levels, and this situation represents a threat to the hea...