Case Report
Life-Threatening Hypercalcemia due to Graves’ Disease and Concomitant Adrenal Failure: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 1
Clinical and biochemical findings of the reported cases.
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A, age; S, sex; TE, thyrotoxicosis etiology; AFE, adrenal failure etiology; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; PTH, parathyroid hormone; NR, normal range; (f)T3, free or total triiodothyronine; (f)T4, free or total thyroxin; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; F, female; M, male; ST: silent thyroiditis; LH: lymphocytic hypophysitis; ND, not determined; GD, Grave’s disease; AD, Addison’s disease; SHP, secondary hypopituitarism; IHH, iodine induced hyperthyroidism; IAD, isolated ACTH deficiency; UA, unilateral adrenalectomy; PC, present case; BA, bilateral adrenalectomy. Due to macroprolactinoma resection; free triiodothyronine index, free thyroxin index; due to hypothalamic tumor; due to ruptured Rathke’s cleft cyst. |