Diplopia associated with hyperparathyroidism: report of a case

B H Forman; K Ciardiello; S J Landau; J K Freedman

Diplopia associated with hyperparathyroidism: report of a case

Yale J Biol Med. 1995 Sep-Dec;68(5-6):215-7.

Authors

B H Forman¹, K Ciardiello, S J Landau, J K Freedman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

PMID: 8903046
PMCID: PMC2588946

Abstract

A patient with hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism presented with diplopia that resolved with surgical removal of his parathyroid adenoma and normalization of his serum calcium values. No previous report of this feature of hyperparathyroidism has been reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / complications*
Adenoma / surgery
Diplopia / complications*
Humans
Hypercalcemia / complications*
Hyperparathyroidism / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Parathyroid Neoplasms / complications*
Parathyroid Neoplasms / surgery