Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy
Primary hyperparathyroidism is a very well-documented and understood endocrine pathology that includes the overproduction of parathyroid hormone, leading to an exaggerated effect of hypercalcemia. However, its prevalence leading to pancreatitis, specifically in pregnant patients, is underreported an...
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| description | Primary hyperparathyroidism is a very well-documented and understood endocrine pathology that includes the overproduction of parathyroid hormone, leading to an exaggerated effect of hypercalcemia. However, its prevalence leading to pancreatitis, specifically in pregnant patients, is underreported and widely undiagnosed. In this case, we present a case of a 23-year-old female in her second pregnancy who presented with pancreatitis after already being treated and diagnosed with pancreatitis in her first pregnancy. It was later discovered that this patient had a nodule believed to be a parathyroid adenoma. We believe this parathyroid adenoma alone could have gone unnoticed, but with concurrent changes and physiology of pregnancy, caused a significant burden of pancreatitis on our patient, not only in one pregnancy, but in both of her pregnancies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e58d56dae2f450db11c726e0c8140182025-08-20T03:30:40ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942025-06-0110.12890/2025_0055465081Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancyNizar Alyassin0Ruba Habib1Michael Pelidis2Patrick Michael3Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USAPrimary hyperparathyroidism is a very well-documented and understood endocrine pathology that includes the overproduction of parathyroid hormone, leading to an exaggerated effect of hypercalcemia. However, its prevalence leading to pancreatitis, specifically in pregnant patients, is underreported and widely undiagnosed. In this case, we present a case of a 23-year-old female in her second pregnancy who presented with pancreatitis after already being treated and diagnosed with pancreatitis in her first pregnancy. It was later discovered that this patient had a nodule believed to be a parathyroid adenoma. We believe this parathyroid adenoma alone could have gone unnoticed, but with concurrent changes and physiology of pregnancy, caused a significant burden of pancreatitis on our patient, not only in one pregnancy, but in both of her pregnancies.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/5546primary hyperparathyroidismpancreatitispancreatitis in pregnancyparathyroid hormonehypercalcemia |
| spellingShingle | Nizar Alyassin Ruba Habib Michael Pelidis Patrick Michael Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine primary hyperparathyroidism pancreatitis pancreatitis in pregnancy parathyroid hormone hypercalcemia |
| title | Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| title_full | Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| title_short | Unmasking the hidden threat: a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism-induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| title_sort | unmasking the hidden threat a case and review of primary hyperparathyroidism induced pancreatitis diagnosed in pregnancy |
| topic | primary hyperparathyroidism pancreatitis pancreatitis in pregnancy parathyroid hormone hypercalcemia |
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