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Effect of parathyroidectomy on respiratory muscle strength in uremic myopathy
P Gómez-Fernández1, L Sanchez Agudo, J L Miguel
1Nephrology Service, Hospital Seguridad Social, Jerez, Cadiz, Spain.
American Journal of Nephrology
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
We report the case of a uremic dialysis patient with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism, proximal muscle weakness and impaired respiratory muscle strength, the latter being assessed by maximal inspiratory pressure. After subtotal parathyroidectomy, we observed a marked improvement in respiratory muscle strength (27 vs. 87 cm H2O) and disappearance of proximal muscle weakness.