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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;17(Suppl 1):S212-4.
doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.119575.

Diabetes due to recurrent pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism

Sumit Kumar Chakrabarti  1 , Dibakar Biswas, Sandeep Chaudhury, Rajesh Jain, Manoj Kataria, Sujoy Ghosh
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Diabetes due to recurrent pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism

Sumit Kumar Chakrabarti et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis due to hypercalcemia associated with hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is not very common. We herein report a case of a 21-year-old woman, who presented with acute pancreatitis. She had a past history of recurrent nephrolithiasis. Subsequent evaluation revealed hypercalcemia (serum calcium: 12.6 mg/dL); low phosphate (2.9 mg/dL) with elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH, 156.7 pg/mL) and HbA1c (6.9%). Diagnosis of primary HPT (PHPT) was made. Recurrent pancreatitis due to hypercalcemia may have resulted in diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Diabetes; diabetes mellitus; hypercalcemia; hyperparathyroidism; pancreatitis; primary hyperparathyroidism.

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USG showing hypoechoic mass suggestive of parathyroid adenoma
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography showing chronic pancreatitis
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