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Chronic urticaria: an unusual initial manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism
Hikmat N Dagher1, Ziad C Aboujaoude, Serge A Jabbour
1Division of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Abstract
Objective:
To discuss the rare association between primary hyperparathyroidism and chronic urticaria.
Methods:
A case report with clinical and laboratory details is presented, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
Results:
A 29-year-old patient with chronic urticaria for more than 2 years, which was partially responsive to medical treatment, was found to have primary hyperparathyroidism. After parathyroidectomy, the urticaria resolved, and it has not recurred during a 1-year follow-up period.
Conclusion:
Primary hyperparathyroidism can be a rare cause of chronic urticaria.