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Review
. 2008 Jul;12(3):316-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00273.x.

Severe jaw enlargement associated with uremic hyperparathyroidism

Faissal Tarrass  1 , Meryem Benjelloun, Tarik Bensaha
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Review

Severe jaw enlargement associated with uremic hyperparathyroidism

Faissal Tarrass et al. Hemodial Int. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Marked enlargement of the jaws is a rare complication of renal osteodystrophy. This report describes a localized enlargement of the mandible due to a brown tumor in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Literature on jaw involvement in secondary hyperparathyroidism is reviewed.

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