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| Title |
Unusual pathological fracture of the clavicle revealing primary hyperparathyroidism: a case report
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| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1509-7 |
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| Authors |
Yassir Benameur, Hasnae Guerrouj, Imad Ghfir, Nouzha Ben Rais Aouad |
| Abstract |
Primary hyperparathyroidism revealed by a pathological fracture is very uncommon; in the majority of cases the discovery of lytic bone lesions on imaging examinations evokes in the clinician first a neoplastic etiology and a metabolic origin is often omitted. This case report adds to the existing literature as it describes an unusual presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of a 50-year-old Moroccan man, without any known tumor, who presented a fracture of his left clavicle with multiple osteolytic lesions on computed tomography suggesting bone metastases. However, bone scintigraphy oriented the diagnosis to a metabolic pathology by showing a metabolic bone "super scan" with increased tracer uptake in the left clavicle; parathyroid scintigraphy was able to localize pathological right parathyroid tissue. Whenever multiple osteolytic lesions are found in a patient without any known tumor, metabolic bone diseases including hyperparathyroidism should be highly considered. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 14 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 36% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 21% |
| Librarian | 2 | 14% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 43% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 2 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
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