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Descriptor English: Hyperparathyroidism
Descriptor Spanish: Hiperparatiroidismo
Descriptor hiperparatiroidismo
Scope note: Incremento anormal de la actividad de las glándulas paratiroides, que puede ser primario o secundario (HIPERPARATIROIDISMO SECUNDARIO). El hiperparatiroidismo primario está asociado con neoplasia o hiperplasia. El exceso de hormona paratiroidea produce alteración de la función osea, de los túbulos renales y de la mucosa gastrointestinal. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Hiperparatireoidismo
Descriptor French: Hyperparathyroïdie
Tree number(s): C19.642.355
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006961
Scope note: A condition of abnormally elevated output of PARATHYROID HORMONE (or PTH) triggering responses that increase blood CALCIUM. It is characterized by HYPERCALCEMIA and BONE RESORPTION, eventually leading to bone diseases. PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM is caused by parathyroid HYPERPLASIA or PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS. SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM is increased PTH secretion in response to HYPOCALCEMIA, usually caused by chronic KIDNEY DISEASES.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 MeSH
Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica MeSH
DeCS ID: 7140
Unique ID: D006961
NLM Classification: WK 300
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Hyperparathyroidism - Preferred
Concept UI M0010845
Scope note A condition of abnormally elevated output of PARATHYROID HORMONE (or PTH) triggering responses that increase blood CALCIUM. It is characterized by HYPERCALCEMIA and BONE RESORPTION, eventually leading to bone diseases. PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM is caused by parathyroid HYPERPLASIA or PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS. SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM is increased PTH secretion in response to HYPOCALCEMIA, usually caused by chronic KIDNEY DISEASES.
Preferred term Hyperparathyroidism



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