TY - JOUR
T1 - An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain
T2 - Thiazide-Related Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Veiled Hyperparathyroidism and Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
AU - Hsu, Hsiang-Chin
AU - Chi, Chih-Hsien
AU - Tsai, Ming Che
AU - Lin, Chih-Hao
PY - 2008/2/1
Y1 - 2008/2/1
N2 - Hypercalcemia is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain and may be overlooked in the Emergency Department. In this case report, we describe the case of a 48-year-old woman with a prior history of urolithiasis who presented to the Emergency Department with diffuse abdominal pain. She had taken Trichlormethiazide 1 mg daily for her urolithiasis. She was diagnosed with thiazide-related hypercalcemia; hyperparathyroidism and thyroid papillary carcinoma were unveiled during her hospitalization. A thorough history and complete physical examination, paired with appropriate but judicious diagnostic testing, are essential to detecting these unusual causes of abdominal pain.
AB - Hypercalcemia is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain and may be overlooked in the Emergency Department. In this case report, we describe the case of a 48-year-old woman with a prior history of urolithiasis who presented to the Emergency Department with diffuse abdominal pain. She had taken Trichlormethiazide 1 mg daily for her urolithiasis. She was diagnosed with thiazide-related hypercalcemia; hyperparathyroidism and thyroid papillary carcinoma were unveiled during her hospitalization. A thorough history and complete physical examination, paired with appropriate but judicious diagnostic testing, are essential to detecting these unusual causes of abdominal pain.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.047
DO - 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.047
M3 - Article
C2 - 18022779
AN - SCOPUS:39049090032
SN - 0736-4679
VL - 34
SP - 151
EP - 153
JO - Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 2
ER -