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Pseudogout as a clue and complication in primary hyperparathyroidism

G W Geelhoed1, T R Kelly

  • 1Department of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Surgery
|December 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Pseudogout, characterized by joint inflammation and chondrocalcinosis, can signal primary hyperparathyroidism. Post-parathyroidectomy, acute arthritis attacks are often pseudogout, linked to calcium level shifts.

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