Mirza I, Chaubay D, Gunderia H, Shih W, El-Fanek H
Department of Pathology, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Oct;125(10):1351-3. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-1351-AUPOCD.
We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with calciphylaxis due to primary hyperparathyroidism. A 0.5-g parathyroid adenoma was surgically removed, which resulted in complete recovery of the patient. Review of the literature revealed 7 other cases of calciphylaxis due to primary hyperparathyroidism and showed that prompt surgical removal of the autonomous parathyroid gland lesion results in clinical recovery of calciphylactic skin lesions.
