PubMed · 8441313
Hyperparathyroidism induced by hypothyroidism.
Abstract
The coexistence of hyperparathyroidism and thyroid tumors and/or chronic thyroiditis has raised the possibility of an etiologic relationship. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that the chronic elevation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is related to the development of hyperparathyroidism. Three groups of 24 rats each were treated for 12 weeks as follows: group 1 received propylthiouracil (PTU) in their deionized water; group 2 received PTU and thyroid hormone to suppress TSH and to serve as a control group for possible direct effects of PTU; and group 3 was not treated at all and served as another control group. At 12 weeks, 95% of group 1 rats (PTU only) showed hyperplasia of the parathyroids with a 30% mean increase in circulating parathormone.
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R P Walker, R Oslapas, K Ernst, P Hessel, R Nayyar, A M Lawrence, E Paloyan. 1993. Hyperparathyroidism induced by hypothyroidism.. https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-199303000-00005
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