Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2005
Primary hyperparathyroidism in north India: a description of 52 cases.
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has a variable clinical expression. Symptomatic PHPT is still the predominant form of the disease in many parts of the world, especially developing countries. Because the clinical profile of the disease has changed from that described in the past, we sought to improve our understanding of the disease in patients in north India. ⋯ PHPT in India continues to be a symptomatic disorder with skeletal and renal manifestations at a much younger age.