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Vishwanath Pattan1, Balwinder Singh1, Sahar S Abdelmoneim1
1Pattan, MD, Division of Endocrinology, Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, Wyoming, USA. Singh, MD, MS, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Abdelmoneim, MD, MSc, MS, Research Collaborator, Cardiovascular Ultrasound Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Gopinath, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, USA. Sundaresh, MD, MS, Division of Endocrinology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Abstract:
Lithium is the gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder. Studies have shown an association between lithium and hyperparathyroidism. However, there is limited data regarding the management of lithium-induced hyperparathyroidism. We present a clinical conundrum which physicians frequently encounter-an excellent lithium responder refractory to other treatments who developed lithium-induced hyperparathyroidism. Medical treatment with cinacalcet was successful in management of hyperparathyroidism without discontinuing lithium maintenance therapy.
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